Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-05-31
The Assassination of Abraham
So -. Lincoln.
EXTRACTS FROM BOOTHS DIARY.

- EATRACl0 FhOM bOVAn f
WASHINGTON, May 20. The fOllowsI
ing copy in pencil writing was foendEE |
in the diary taken from Js-Wilkes
Booth:
9Tiamo, April - and IA. Friday
the Ides.- Until to-day nothing was
ever thought of sacrificing to our coun-
try's wrongs. For six months we
had worked to capture, but our powers
being almost lost something decisive
and great must be done. But its fail
ure was owing to others who, did not
strike for their country with heart. y |
struck boldly and not, as the papers
say. walked with firm steps thr'o|
thousands of his friends and stopped,
but pushed on. a Colonel was at
his side. Ishouted SIC semper before
[ fred. In jumping | broke my leg.
II passed all his pickets and rode go
miles that night with the bone of my
leg tearing the flesh at every jump |
can never repent it, though we hated
to XIII. Our country owed all its
trouble to him, and God simply made.
me the instrument of his punishment,
The country is not what it was. This
forced Union is not what | have loved.
[ care not what becomes of me. |
have no desire to outlive my country.
This night before the deed [ wrote a
long article and left it for one of the
editors of the National Intelligencer,
in which I fully set forth our reasons
for our proceedings. He or the Gov
| eminent f.....,.
/ Friday 21st. After. being hunted
like dog through swamps, woods,
and last night being chased by gun
boats until | was forced to return wet
cold and starving, with every mans
hand against me, | am here. in des
pair, and why? For doing what
Brutus was honored for; what made
Tell hero; and vet I, for striking
down a greater tyrant than they ever
knew, am looked upon as a common
5 cut-throat. My action was purel
than either of these, viz: One hoped
to be great; the other had not only
country's but his own wrongs tC
avenge. hoped for no gain.
> knew no private wrong. | struck
$ for my country and that alone, A
country that groaned beneath this ty
/ ranny and prayed for this end anC
yet, now, behold the cold hand the.
extend to me. God cannot pardon
me if | have done wrong. Yet can
not see my wrong, except in serving
degenerate people. The little, tn
; very little left behind to clear m.
g name, the Government will not ALLOW
:. to be printed. So ends all.
: For my country l have given up al
that makes life sweet and holy, brough
" misery upon my family. and am sur
{ there is no pardon in Heaven for m
since man condemns me so. | hav
only heard of what has been done
ii except what l did myself, and it fill
l. me with horror. God try aud fol-
f give me and bless my mother.
! Tonight | will once more try th
>" river with the intent to cross through
y [ have a greater desire and almost
lie mind to return to Washington, an
ID in measure clear my name, which
st feel can do. | do not repent tn
blow | struck. may before my Coo
but not to man. | think have don
III WELL though | am abandoned with til
3, curse of Cain upon me, when if til
3 world knew my heart, that one blol
would have made me great, althoug
| did not desire greatness. .-.
Tonight try to escape these BLOOD
. hounds once more. Who, who ca
II y, read his fate Gods will be done
81 81 | have too great soul to die like
- :; criminal. OH may He, may Fl
- spare me that, and let me die bravel,
- | bless the entire world. Have ne1
= er hated or wronged any one Tn
- last was not wrong unless Go
~ ~ deems it so, and it is with him t
- damn or bless me. And for this BRAY
= boy with me, who often prays, yes, b
81 fore and since, with a true and SINGER
On heart, was it crime in him? IF S
~ why can he pray the same? do NJ
III wish to shed drop of blood, but
= must fight the course. 1t is all tn;
: is left me-" '"
~ Upon piece of paper found in Il
~ diary and supposed to have bee
JIn' torn from it is written the following
=. "My dea (piece torn OUT forgil
W me, but have some little pride.
l ~ cannot blame you for want of hosT
~, ~ tality. You know your own affair
~ | was sick, tired, with broken lin
- and in need of medical advice and
80. could not have turned a dog from n
, l door in such a plight. However, "
~ were kind enough to give US som
~ ~ thing to eat, for which I not on
49, thank you, but on account of the l
~ buke and manner in which to (pie
;. torn out. 1t is not the substan(
II, but the way in which kindness is e
ia tended that makes me happy in t
49, acceptance thereof. The sauce
a a meat is ceremony, eating were ba
~ ~ without it.. Be kind enough to &
~ cept the enclosed five dollars althou
50 hard to spare for what we have /
". " ceived, 'i@a
' 'nS e2 Most respectfully,
~. '1 Your obedient servant"
len AccIDENT.-While engaged in
h has ing a salute, last Friday, in honor
ne l the Queens birth day, Burt Cham
GOV of Stanstead, was seriously iniur
Al by the premature discharge of a cs