The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-24

1t up and looked it up in hfs aafe and it continued
Advocate General, and that il was then in tho
s sane condition CO. aa when It was brought 70 my
Very respectfully. your eSsaient servant I
Secretary Of War.
. Tho following is tho copy Of tho writing (which
waa in penciD found in the diary takon ffom th.
pody o. >. Wilkes Booth. o. q
~: Judge aIsS Advocate General.
APRIL 1914, EnmAY, THE IDRs, =
Until to-day nothing ever thought OF sacri-t
foinB to our country's wrongs For six months
We bad worked to capture. But our caus, being
done. But It's failure was owing to others who did
not strike for their country with heart. struck
boldly, and not rs the papors any,. walked with
side. shouted $40 senper before arod. In
SE PaessS 81 s SsDPp PG ol
leg tearing the fcsh at ovcry Jump. .rl
can nevcr repcnt 1t, though we hated 10 kill. 4
simply mndo mo tho instrument Of his punish
The country is not w ~ Il ;'.' ~ |
what /. .oas. This forced union Ii not what have
lnv.d- tes.,, ..st shAA seeenses-Yt mo: h:-e
tIs dood Iwrote long artolo and ofs Il for one
Of tho editors Of tho National IntellIgenoer, In
which fully sot forth our reasons for our pro-
= -it5 &. Friday, al.
After being hunted liko dog through
swamPs, N woods @ and laat night being chased
and starving, with every mans hnnd against me,
I am here IN despair. And why Is For donRNhat
srItIs n u.s. was hoaoTsd fa What made TEL lsEo
they ever know, aln looked upoh as q common cut
throat. MY aoisn was pursf than ethor Of thairs
WITH n n
hoped tor no gain: Knew no private wrong. i l
9 ruck for my coun ~, and that alonc. SA country
spasash sss Saa
have. done wrong: sYoI ] cannot sseo my. wrong
gsg 7 u sGnrs e eSSRG esaa my nh& @
Government win not allow to- be printed So 6nds
LIE ny given s 3ss %shS
family, and am sure thore is no pardon in the
Heaven for me sin9s man condemns mo co. have
S Sy nvss6 ss 5 sS d9s Ie0p WIN.
and forg.Ye me. and bless my mother. To-nightiI
vii oppS n,orei tsS thS river :ylth Itha Intent
mind to return e, Washington and In o measure;
pent tho blow sGaak. Il MAY. .boioro ny God, but
@ss Ra aeas ,
you'd hsys sds ao gres though Tdosige 70
!. Tonight try to escape, these 'bload hounds
one one n more SCno Who who can rsd
have TOO great sY,ul 10 die like criminal, Il Oh
ray he, may no spare me That. and lot moslie
81 boss the entire world. Ksve mover hated or
ss s doa assns asS & asT m sss s AN Damn
often praya Eyes, before and sincej with true and
sincere heart was 1t crime in him. IL 80, why. can
lido not wish to ,shed q drop of. blood, but II
must fght the course. ~ .ris all that's left me =
supposed @ have been torn h0m Il; q written th6
My jS5 ,[Is 5R,ess, ,1s as ha.
Ivss alok, trsd, With 6roEen limb, aud sihinesd
OF medical adviee:.!I would no. base eturned . dog
which not only thank you, hut on account OF tho
afS e Sha2
acceptance theyepk The sauce 10 meat Is core
epolsh to sccest he enciose1 s5t tsitncus6 hssd I
to sparel for what have 70 3D. ". ~ Y: %. 81 ~
&Moss respectfully obsten. sstyant si. r. ~; ~
Bgsstu o. 1 fa JusTiss, aas T. isa,
Y e hs e y sske az
trios i9t that .year3 and lwgre thus fdastroyedby
Dootn himself 1T is absolutely qettAin,niat the
OAky i9Jdn all resp6oteB gB' ~ WAS Nhohttt catue
ss q aes sssa sa @ Si sss se
having carefully examined II IN my pssssRce IN
Yesterday, declared III ppndt 10 b0 now precise.
ly the BANJO as whep he. took it trum BOOTHS body
Rfter be bad been ahotthe writing In II being
bamo and aniWhioh it then contained. oil Cougar
aonsa ~ ss,Sss y9sa
~ ts a. =. Z I:.a. ID .lH 70 fudge
o4pxA JonIn.l: i i.t. :o,@ .1s IL.
/ t8th instant contains, o. favorable editorial notice
IN reference 70 melting Of the oitigens Of thit
town. rcgardleas uf color, 10 take into considsfa-
fon thepolitioai situation of the day ih n .s
qce In order 10 ahou that Captain Samuel !plaoe,
Of the Fresdmen'a Bureau, Is ttsp pected and de:
i teomed in Camden Just As he 10 hero. Il will bo
p omoto friendship and harmony between tho two
Iss ~ al al
oitlTens %. tho District during he pant year has
elicted the pr Uses Of all neIt addressed tho aa-
dienee m his psualS happy sht Sof6ibl6 ahnsf,
marks That ths ihtstss III 6oIh ,Tsoes srsl idona.
cal,And an That s necessary for our ieolored
and attain ednoshon In ofdsr 10 III tbernseiSss &
assnao their proper positiofa e :frss i5cna ~
The: Rev. Ben, atssben tcolpIsd) ;sho d Mi
Il Known IN suTteS W. alsq faseae. It lis msshng,
i the following good account Of him nom the Jour.
- Iho ROM roar q Il I'LL asi boh I.Ns6n is ve,e
pert!enlasiy Approprste.7 He hAa the happy taloat
ifewl apcakerytos :oIiIying2 bill
n AtdiannS along with him, and ig stsikiiR eyi
densn oit tho fset thas ;the. freedmen Ensy