The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-29

The President himself, never having seen
the diary, had some days ago ordered Ger
tilted copy to be made, which was ccord-
iugly a few days ago furnished. lam per-
mitted to send you copy Of the record, as
certified to by the judge advocate:
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EXECUTIVE MANSION. !
WASHINGTON, D. G,
May 9, 1867
The Secretary of War will please furnish
the President with a certified copy of the
diarv found on the body of j. Wilkes
Booth, together with succinct statement
Of all the facts connected with its capture
and its possession by the War department.
Signed ANDREW JOHNSON.
VAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToN CITY.
May ii. 1867.
SIR | have the honor TO submit herewith
a copy Of the entries contained in the mem
orandum book found en- the person Of j,
V likes Booth at the time Of his capture,
certified to lay General Holt, Judge advo
cate General, who has possession of the
BOOK, together with his report in relation
thereto. The memorandum book was first
seen by me about the Goth day of April,
1867, shortly after Booth capture, and .
f,w hours before his remains reached Wash
ingtOn.
It was brought to my house by Provos;
marshal Baker and another person, who
was | think, Lieutenant Ccnger, -
The book was then examined by me in
presence of General Eckert, Assistant Sec
retary of War, and vas fouId to contain on
ly the entries certified by General Holt also
| some photographs OF females. lmmedl
| ately preceding the entries, some pages ap
reared to have been cut out, but there was
nothing indicating what had been written
thereon, or whether any thing had been
written, nor when or by whom they had
been cut out.
Immediately after careful examination
of the book and its contents, ii was placed
| in the hands Of General Eckcrt, in the
| same condition as when | first saw it, to be
delivered to the Judge e-aavocate General,
in whose possession, alter its delivery to
| him by General Eckert, | am informed and
| believe, it has continued until the present
| time. The last time saw the book was
some time time last winter. 1t was then
before the Judiciary Committee Of the
House Of Representatives, and was, in all
respects, in exactly the same condition as
when | saw it first, without any change or
alteration, SO far as l could discover, in its
| contents.
General Eckert reported to me that upon
receiving the memorandum book from me
he sealed it up, and locked it up in his safe,
| and it continued in his possession until he
delivered it to the Judge advocate General.
and that it was then in the same condition
as when it was brought TO my house by
Baker.
Very respectfully your obadient servant,
! EDWIN VI. STANTON,
Secretary nf War
To the President
The following is a copy of the writing
which was in pencil. found in the diar!
taken from the body of J. Wilkes Booth:
J. HOLT,
Judge. c.advocate General
II Amo, April 1914 Friday the iles
: Until to day nothing was ever thought 0
, sacrificing to our country's wrongs. Fo
six months we had worked to capture, bu
our cause being almost lost, something drci
S sive and great must be done. But its tallur
Y was owing to others who did not strike 10
their country with heart. | struck bold
-. ly, and not as the papers say ! waIket
i with firm step through a th0asaGd Of hi
o friends, ami was stopped, but pushed on
n A Colonel was at his side. | shouted
6 "tSic Sen1per," before fired. In jumring
| broke my leg. passed all his pickets
rode sixty miles that night with the bone o
t my leg tearing the flesh at every jump.
e can never repent it, though we hated tt
q kill. Our country, owed all her troubles tt
him, and God simply made me the instru
Il ment OF his punishment. The country
J. not what it was.
1t April, May 8, 1865. This forced Uno
,s is not what have loved care not wha
- becomes of me; have no desire to outliy
o my country This night-before the dee
l. I wrote long article, and lett 1t for on
e Of the editors Of the National MtelHgenccl
IT in hich fully set forth our reasons io
:. our proceedings. He is the Government.
:, Friday, the 2lst, after being hunted lk
q dog through the swamps and woods, tb
last night being chased by gun boats till
was forced to return, Geld and starving, wit
every man hand against me, | am here il
e despair, and why? For doing what Brutu
=. was honored for what made Tell hero
! and yet |, for striking down greater tyran
- than they ever knew, am looked upon as
1t common cut-throat. My action was pure
It than either one of theirs One hoped t
II be great The other mad not only his coun
trys but his own wrongs to avenge:
:. hoped for no gain. / knew no prlvat
J. wrong. ] struck for my country, aud tina
y alone-a country that groaned beneath thi
u tyranny. and prayed tor this end and yc
now, behold the cold hand they. extend t
u me. God cannot pardon me it have don
g wrong, except in serving degenerated pee
= pie. The little, the very little that LET
y behind to clear my namc, the GoyerDmcn
u will not allow to be printed, 80 ends all
9 . For my country have given up all tha
u makes life sweet and holy; brought nli8Cr
u | ,tnun my, IA u,iiv and am sIIrn thor,, 10