The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-08-28
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. J. wilkes Booth stiIl Lives.
a New Orleaps correspondent Of the
New York Sunday NeD', writing from
the former place under the signature Of
"Justice," states that ]. Wilkes Booth,
the assassin Of Lincoln, IS still alive, and
that the body palmed upon the govern
ment, as that Of the conspirator, WA a
swindle, to obtain the 100000 reward
money. "Justice" says:
NJ have no doubt the smile Of iucredu.
lily viii play upon The c~ountcnauce Of
many an one who, otherwise in his own
c%onceit, 10 constrained to reject the voice
of truth when proclaimed in language
which q shallow intellect renders it i'm
possible for him to comprehend, who,
aping the wisdom Of Q Solomon, denoun.
ces everything that seems to partake
- mystery, "a humbug," simply because
his mind 10 incapable Of grasping it,
thereby proving himself only an owl, aud
others Of that numerous class Of living
autom atoms whose minds, thoughts, ideas,
sympathies and actions are swayed only
BY prejudice; who were never known
to have an original idea 10 oil their lives
or give expression to an opinion that was
not borrowed who have NOT most im
plioit faith in all the sayings and doingt
Of the party in power, its agents and rep
r%esentatlves.
! have no doubt the faces Of some per
sons will wear an incredulous smile wher
| boldly and fearlessly proclaim through
your columns; Brother Americans, you
have been deceived ! J. Wilkes Booth j,
still alivel
The delusiou' las continued long
enough. 1t is time our people were
awakened to q due sense Of their sim
plicity and susceptibility Of being duped
BY the shrewd ard cunning parasites Of
~rascality, who have been (and still are,
proving about Washington, growing fal
on the spoils vf war, aud drinking to the
dregs the blood Of the Innocent victims,
whose lives they have recklessly bantered
for ''6i,hy %lucre," aud that It might re-
douud 10 their credit and self aggrandise
ment.
1t is time they were made fully aware
Of the foul ADD most damning schemes
that have been coDcoctedby these evolves
in sleeps clothing" to deiraud an over.
generous public. It could be folly to re,
call in detail the tragic events Of th,
night Of April IA, 1865. They are too
ipdelibly stamped upon the memory Of
American citizens. Suffice it to say the
President was assassinated, and j, Wilkes
Booth denounced BY common consent as
tho asssssin.
That he made his escape from Wash
iugtOn, none will deny that il wa his
lifeless body that was brought back 10
Washington, and . mys'sriously dis.
posed oi-many have doubled, and bu,
few individuals believe, who saw the
strange conduct Of the officers 10 charge
that it was not Booths body, but the
mangled corpse or q person resembling
Booth, Who had been, brutality murdered
and substituted 10 Booths stead, can no,O
be prouen beyond dispYte; that Gen. L
9. Baker knew il was not Booths body,
can be shown-tbas be claimed the 70.
ward offered for Booth's capture, aud that
one hundred thousand dollars were paid
out Of the United States Treasury, ere
we'll known facts.
But il may be asked, "How do you
know these tbingsf from what source
has your information been derived Pr
To all such questions I would reply 10
this wise, and before doing 90 have
weighed my words we'll, and know full
we'll the support Of what I say :-"l
know them iron djligeni inquiry, and
having KEEP. my eyes 6pep; ; and my In.
formation has bSetr derived from . thor,
oughly unprejudiced and perfectly relia'
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