Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-24
]. WILKES BOOTHS DIARY.
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IT'S Full. CON INTENT s.

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FULL CON TENTS.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinns'l Enquirer
wAssisaros, Monday, Nay 20.
SO much has been said about the spolia-
on of the Booth Diary since the charge was
JADE By General fuilcr, IN Congress, that
ow the people generally, and almost withs
., ~ exception the leading journals, de-
,and ,h., The book be published, no mat
r whether its contents be important or
Upon representing to Mr.
ahnson all tho circumstances and Of the
eneral demand that the diary be printed, in
RIDER that The people may for themselves
,ds. Of the facts and merits Of the cOntso
ersy about this book, the President gave
is consent that . copy be published
I b. p esijent himself. never having ss9n
he diary. had soma days ago ordered or
lied copy to be made, winch VS. aesosd
ngIv a lev days ago furnished. II am pse>
u,,,ed 70 send ysu . copy 4 The ssesrd, -
er. fed to by the Judge Advocate.
Icory
Exgcus.vs MANSION.
wAsnInoroN. ID. e.. Nay ., 1871
The sec, stssy u War will please sureish
he PRECEDENT With certified copy Of the
liary found on the b,dy Of J. Wilkes Booth,
ogrshes with > succioct siateaseni Of oil The
Iacts consa cted With its capture and lie
pcs>ess,on BY The war depss ,D.nt.
ts,gnedl AsDnkw JOHNSON. =
Wan DsSAmrxENr.
~.sus~axox as.rw "A 1907 /
SiM-l have the to or TO submit here's
ain . copy Oi the e. tries contained IN tie
nsmoraud I'm book found on the pt'syn Of
j. W,lk-, Is 9th At The Tin Of his capture,
ccrufvd 10 by General Holt. Judge Advs-
cate General, ~ no has POSSESSION al the book.
,oge,he " Ia his 'epor, IN relation thereto.
The memorandum book Was frat seen ~
me about the 26t" day Of Apr'i. 1865. short
ly after Booth, capture, and y lew hours
before his rem ans reached Washing on.
Il was brought 10 my hou-e by Provost
Marshal Baker and ARCHER person. who
vas, 1 think, Lieut.. Col. Cooger. The book
gas then examined by me IN presence Of
Gen. Eckert, Assistant Secretary Of War,
aud wa found TO contain only the entries
certified ~ General Holt also. some pho
Of icslsics. In l,cdiately preced-
log the entries, some pages appeased tohsve
been cut cut, but there Was nothing ind
eating what had been written thereon, or
~hc,hsr any thing hAd been written, nor
whom OF By. whom they bad been cut out.
InImsdiAssly after careful exsoinatjo6
Of the book aud its contea;s, IL sas placed
in the hands Of Gen. Eckert, in the lams
condition - when | tirs saw u, to he deliv-
nd hA ls~A~
whose pos ess'on, after its delivery 10 him
BY Gen. Eckert. am informed aad believe,
il has continued until the present time. The
last time Jaw the book wss some time last
winter. II vas then before tho judiciary
Commute u the House VI Representative,
and WAS, IN oil spects, IN exactly the same
condition ~ when saw ID first, without
any change o. alteration, 90. far a. l could
IN is contents.
Oeu. Ecscvt scpostcd TO snc that upon re-
ceivirg the memorandum book from me he
scaled l. up, and locke il up in his safe,
and II continued III his pos-.ssion until he
delivered / to the Jude Advocate General,
and that u was then M the same condit,o
A. hen Il was brought 10 my house by
B,n.r.
Very 70 pectfuly your ob'dt serv't,
EDwiS NJ. STANTON,
Secretary VI War.
To tie Pfesidsf:--
The foiiowng ~ copy Of the writing,
which WAS IN pencil, found in the liarv
aiken iroi" the body oil j. Wilkes. Booth.
}. Il"Lr, Jnngc Advocate General.
In AMp. April - IA Friday the ide..
Until 10 stay, nothing was ever thought a
acrliicing 10 our country's wsorg,. For
SIX months we had worked h. captnre; bu.
one cause being almost lost, somethiu de-
c's.ve and gte.t must be done; but its i.il-
ure WA owing 10 others, who did nor strike
FOR Their country with heart
| struck boldly. and not as the,,pspers say.
| walked with firm step through . thou,
sand Of ..his iricLds, and was stopped. bu,
pushed or. A colonel was a, li,a aide
shouted "Sic sempes" bufvrs I fired. In
jumping broke INV lex.
passed al his p,rkrss, rode sixty miles
that night with the bcns Of my leg tearing
The iissh NJ every jamp. | can never repen,
It, Though VIC hsted 10 kill. Our coui sry
owed all her troubles to hun, and God simv
~ made nne the Instr ument o: his punish
mel t. The country 10 not what il was.
Apri'. May 3. 1865 This freed Union
u not what have loved. cave u.t aha,
becomes OF me; I have no de ire 70 ou,l,v~
nv country. This nishr--bef r. the deed
Il wrote = long article, and lift /, for OF e
II the editors II tho National Iaseiii, racer.
in ~hich l fully set forth our re sons
our proceedings. lie is the xove, omrnt.
Friday. the 2lst, sf;er terrg hunted like
. dog. through swanips and foods, the last
"'sh' being chased by gunbosts Ill I was
o'ced to Return, wet, cold and starving.
VI h every mars hand against mr. | am
here in despair, and wh, = For dong what
wa> bonored for, what made lei n
hero, and 90 !. fr st,king down greater
yrani than they ever krex, am looked up n
- common cu,>thrcss My action vas
,urer than either one Of theirs. One hoped
% be Z eat. The other had no, nlv his
countr, = bit H. oWn VT, nes . vage. /
.,ed for M gam. knew no pnvate
srong. Istuck for my country, and tina,
''o"e--a country that groaned beneath This
tyranny, and prayed for this end. snd vet
'ow behold ths cold hand they extend TO
ne. 0'd can not pardon me il have done
wrong. yet cannot see my wrong, excep,
. ssssing degenerate people The little,
no vesv little that left behind 10 clear nv
'ams. the Government will not allow to be
printed 40 ends oil. For my country
'ase gwen up Oh that makes life sweet and
holy; bought misery upon my family. and
mn sore there 70 no pardon in The hssvec
" me. since man condemns INC 90 have
My heard Of what he's been done. except
THAT dad myssM. ard Il Oils - " Oh or
Or Gsd, Try aad forgive ne, and bless ~
mother.
To night will once moro ssy the river
''sh The intent to csoas, Enough had :
'reater desire and almost mind 10 return
Q Wsehingaoa, aad 10 . measusc. cleer ~
'a'ns. which EEL can II. | DO ~ r.
'ent shs blow struck. swear before nv
'od but not to nan. think have done
Yell. Though 80 q aodoned eth the curse
y Cain upon me n shs world knew nv
seass. that one Llow would have s.sds -.
Iress, though did desire no sre.ans..
10 night ny - escape these bloodhound.
once more. Who can read HE fate, ..C.a,.
wa be done" have too great n soml :,
die nke criminal. ''"' "
y! may He spare me that and let ma A..
iravs@p bless the entire word IT,
D, yer hated or wrongei any one. Thar.
lcs Wa NOS wrong, ubless U od decre.s !,
20, Add 4 II with Him 10 damn or bless rms.
nd from this brave by wi,h.me, Who Offer
'rsyk; yes, before and since. with . true
nd sincere heart, was il c. tine in h m.
not. why can he pray the sames do
lot wish to shed q drop Of blood, but |
must fight the course. r,s all that's lief,