The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-06-22
standing Oh the Yankees grave
He will not deem himself a slaye.n

Sensation. AT this point the entire
II ouse gathered around Mr.. Harris, and
listened attentively. The aisles and
spaces were all filled.
Mr.. Harris continued .-There were. he
said, thank God, Southern States enough
to make the constitutional amendment
passed yesterday Intellectual He then
referred to all of the isms which origina.
ted in what he called the Christian North,
and said that the contrast could be car.
ried further. Booth, the assassin, was
not caught, but bravely shot by the SOL
diers. He was brought to this city dead.
in order that the reward for his arrest
might be secured by proving his identity.
After this his entrails were torn out aud
thrown to the hogs his head adorns some
chronological museum his heart is pre-
served in spirits, his spinal column can be
seen, by which the learned will see how
he must have suffered by the near ap-
preach of the bullet to the marrow of the
spinal. The rest of his remains were de-
posted, God and our Northern Secreta-
ry of War onl y know where. We know
they were not handed over to his poor
broken-hearted mother, that she might
exclaim "Would to God, 1 had died for
thee, Absalom, my son, my son p
Mary Surratt was convicted, of course
She was tried by court-martial Her
immediate execution was ordered She
entreated for four days to enable her to
overcome the shock and be better prepar
ed to meet her God. mot an hour"
Numbered forth the voice from the War
Department ! "On with the gallows, the
coffin and the grave! The angels of
Heaven shall not rejoice over one repent.
ant sinner Angels of mercy sought the
higher authority, and probably a more
merciful heart but Preston King was
jantor that day, and they were excluded
Where is Preston King? Echo answers,
where! She was then executed speedily,
and Notwithstanding her heart broken
daughter has made application for her re.
mains, 50 that she might pour forth her
sorrows, they are still in the keeping of
the War Department. Pontius PLATE de-
livered the body of Jesus to joseph, but
worse than Pontius Plate is here.
Is this specimen of northern civil
cation and christianity? These things
were done by northern men, without any
denunciation from the great, northern,
enlightened, civilized republican party
Not one word have l heard from: YOUR
Greelys, your Beechers, your CD eevers,
and your 'strong-minded Massachusetts
women in rebuke of these demoralizing
acts.
Mr. Harris then reviewed what he call
ed the southern picture of the trial and
execution of John Brown, VIII se crime
was kindred to that of Booth He then
argued that secession had been justified
in the North, and declared that it was
time to throw away the words that these
southern people were traitors and murder
ers. In conclusion, he said:
These words of murderers ard traitors
only spring from a depraved spirit of ex-
element or frum depraved spirit of re-
venge, and with wise and cousideratc
statesmen and patriots should never be al
lowed to interpose o bstacles to the reunion
which all such must now desire Away,
too, with the expectation that the South.
ern people will ever degrade themselves
by freely accepting conditions from the
beue6t of which You exclude their own
chosen leaders. This should not, and
never will be. Let. the people sweep
these obstacles aside, and as we were enc
mics in war, in peace let US be friends