The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

gress had not adopted the supplemental bill, nor
had General SickIes issued his order No 10.
What, in the judgment of the General Assembly,
rendered session in August necessary, we are
not advised. 1t was suggested, at the time TO-
asnuch as the opposers of the Legislature stay
law intended to resist it before the courts, that,
therefore, in case the Judges set that stay-law
aside. the Legislature should meet in August to
provide remedy. If that were the only reason
for the adjourned session, that reason has been
entirely SIT aside by the order No. 10.
There may be other very important reasons
for the re-assembling Of that body, not known
t. the public; il So, we are sure 1t will be ne
cessary for the Legislature to make proper
showing before the people that such reason
really exists in order to remove the strong in-
preston which now prevails among the people,
tnat The Legislature should not meet in August
About that time the election ut delegates to the
State Convention will be ordered, aud, in few
weeks thereafter, the present Legislature will be
declared functus .ficio.
II, therefore, there be no overpowerinc rea-
son why the Legislature should meet, (and we
confess we can see none,) is it not proper, |"
view of the large expense of couveniDg the BODY
simply to meet aud adjourn, to remain to-
ge,her short time to transact business not i'm
periously demanded, that steps should be at
once taken to prevent its assembiaSe! We are
perhaps more directly interested in the meeting
Of that body than any one else, and yet we are
opposed TO its meeting, unless the greater To-
teres,s of the people demand the session
Gen Sickles might exercise his powers and
revoke the order of the General Assembly to
meet, and there is no doubt the people Will re.
quest him to do it, if the members of the General
Assembly themselves do not. Yet Gen. Slckles
may not choose to exercise the power, unless
the members Of the body request it. Would 1t,
therefore, not be advisable, if the members OF
the Legislature believe that imperious me-
cessity for its re-assembling exists, that each
one should address Gov. Worth letter request
ing him to call upon Gen Sickles to revoke the
order for its meeting? We throw out these sug-
gestions for the consideration of the Legislature.
-Raleiyh Sentinel.
We agree with the Sentinel that there is no
necessity for the Legislature to re-assemble in
August. 1t has already wasted too much money.
BOOTHS DIARY
In regard to tile ASSASSINATION of President
Lincoia.
Secretary Stanton has furnished a certified
copy of Booths diary to the President, which
has been published. The first entry is as fol
lows:
April Is, 14-Friday, (Idcs Until to-day,
nothing was ever thought Of sacrificing to oar
country's wrongs. For six months we bad
worked to capture But our cause being almost
lost, something decisive and great must be done
But It's failure was owing to others who did not
strike for their country with heart. | struck
boldly and not as the papers say. [ walked
with firm step through Thousand of his
friends stopped, but pushed on. A Col
onel at his side. l shouted SIC scn1per be-
fore fired. In jumping broke my leg |
passed ali his pickets rode sixty miles that
night with the bone of my leg tearing the flesh
at every jump. [ can never repent it, though
we hated to kill. Our country owed all her
troubles to him. And God simply made me an
instrument of his punishment"
The balance of the diary is somewhat iucohe.
rent, without any alusion to bis accompices in
the assassination except the boy who accompa-
MED him. Certificates accompany the docu-
nent, showing the mutiatons of the diary TO
have occurred before the capture.
Friday, 81 After being hunted like a dog
through swamps, woods, and last night being
chased by gunboats till was forced to return
wet, cold, aud starving, with every mans hand
against me, [ am here in despair. And why:
FOR doing what Bruus was hunorcd for. What
made Tell hero? And yet fer striking down
greater tyrant than they ever knew am locke
upon as common eut-throat. My action was
purer than either OF theirs. One hoped to be
great. The other had not only his country s
but his own wrongs to avence. | struck for
my country and shat alone A country that
sroaned beneath this tyranny and prayed for
this end, and yet behold the cold hand
they extend to ME. God cannot pardon me if
have done wrong. Yet cannot see nv wrong
except 10 serving a degenerate people The
little, the very little, [ eft behind to clear my
name, tie Gov mt will not allow to be printed.
So ends all. For my country | have given up
all that makes life sweet and holy, brought
misery upon my family, and am sure there is no
pardon IN the Heaven for me since man con-
dennis me So | have only heard Of what has
been done, Except what l did myself,) and it
fills me with horror. God, try and forgive me,
aud bless my mother. To night | will once
more try the river with the intent to cross
Though | have a greater desire and almost a
mind to return to Washington and in a measure
clear my name-which | feel | can do. | do
not repent the blow | struck. may before
my God, but not to man. l think have done
we'll. Though L am abandoned, with the curse
OF Cam upon me, when, if the world knew my
heart' that one blow would have made me great.
though did desire no greatness
Tonight try to escape these blood hounds
once more Who, who read his fate? Gods
will be done. | have too great soul to die like
criminal. o, may he, may he spare ne that.
and let me die bravely. | bless the entire
world. Have never hated or wronged any one.
This last was not wrong, unless God deems il
so. And it's with him to damn or bless me
And for this brave boy with me, who often nrars