The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-18
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publication of Booths Diary Denied
The President AS u GOd.FRther--.SIn.
EuIar Request---NIInIHtsr Wright"
Successor.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 81.
Some weeks ago the leading iournaaaas az
OF the country almost unAntmoNS.;yy of
mauded the publication OF GTIpy IN
the Booth diary which Gen. '.a',1,In-
Congress iusinuRted had pteu IL
ted'S since 1t came into thS nt' $500 " ~
administration. The JuuET HuHOc .Sl.
Generals attention was oUnIeu ~ ' tns
general demand .! SIS P'e'S "Iiu ~ u,o
Ss ;sI. iuiSe Holt Mt once admitted
thot Il would be proper, and that II had,
| ~ T,cI, become necessary that the book
should be published; but he preferred
that the testimony of the witness, Con-
ger, who took the diary from Booths
body, should go to the public along
with the copy. Judge Holt, there
fore, promised that Us COnger's testi-
mony shonld be given before the
judiciary committee, the press should
be furnished with n copy of the book
and testimony relative to its capture,
condition then, &c. Col. ConGer's tes-
timony belhg closed, your correspOn-
uellLJ III uUle ~ Juuke hOlL SStoA
day, recalled the promise of publicn-
ton, and asked to be permitted to
make copy. To this Judge Holt re-
piled that he would be glad to comply
with the request, but he had no author
itY to furnish the copy, except by ex-
press direction of the Secretary OF War.
Mr.. Stanton was then applied TO, the
fact and circumstances all explained,
but Mr.. Stanton refused to give or per
init a copy to be made, adding: "The
diury shall not be published II can
prevent it," The Secretary of War did
not assign any reason for this determi-
nation. 1t is but just to the President
and the Judge Advocate General to say
that they both conceded with the opin-
ions expressed by leading newspapers
AS 10 the prOpriety of giving publicity
TO the diary, and they are now DESTROYS
that it shall go to the public.
The pastor of the Evangelical Church
at New HolStein, Wisconsin, writes the
President as follows: "A member of
the church over which l preside as pas.
tor has requested me to direct his hum
BILE petition to your Excellency, the
granting of which would fill his heart
with unutterable joy and everlasting
gratitude. Furgen Theede, respecta-
BILE German citizen, and formerly of the
town of New Holstein, is SO blessed by
an Almighty Providence, that in a most
happy union with his wife, Emile Nee
born, seven hearty boys were born to
them in uninterrupted succession. rs
follows: LIST, Johann Wilhelm Theede,
born October 24th, 1859; ID, Michael
Friedrich Theede, born January Sth,
1861; Sd, Hannah, born March 10Th,
1862; 4th, Heinrich, born May 18th,
1868; 9Th, Eurgen, born Septem.
Der 18th, 1864; 9th, Gustav, i born
January 10Th, 1866; 7th aud last,
born March 18th, 1867. AS now in the
old country, from which he emigrated
to the United States, it is II time-hon.
ored custom that the sovereign ruler
OF the country allows his name to be
entered on the baptismal register as
| sponsor to the seventh boy born in
uninterrupted succession in the same
family, Mr.. Theede, in his love and
confidence to the President of his new
Fatherland, makes bold to petition
your ExcellenCy to kindly take upon
you tits Christian duty, and allow
your name to be entered upon said
register as one of the sponsors of the
newly born baby" The President has
consented that his name shall be re.
| corded as sponsor as requested.
| No official notification has been re,
ceived OF the death of Minister Wright,
but already several name have been
suggested as his successor, amonG
them Judge Evans. OF Texas, who is
urged by Southern Unionists.