Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-06-22

~ mach haa heen sald about The
Tie spilatl0n ~ the Hath lJlafy
since the eharge WIS made Nv den
ofm liutler In Congress, that the
people generally aud almost with
Uut M oxccpiion, uio loading Iourn.
nls domnnd that the hook 10 pub.
lishod, no matter whether W. con.
tents hc important or unlinpOrtant.
Upon representations 10 Sir. John.
eun Of pll the circumstances, aud NJ
the general demand that the diary
be printed, In order that tho people
may, for themselves Judge of tho
Mcts and merits OF tho controversy
in reference to II, tho President has
given his consent that copy be
published.
Mr.. Johnson, having never him
self seen the diary, some days ago,
ordered II certified copy Of IL TO be
made which was accordingly furnish
cd.--Woarc permitted to publish this
record, as certified by the Judge Ad-
vocatc:
... EXECUTIVE MANSION, ! .
Washington, ID. G. May ., 81.
The Secretary of War will please
furnish the President with n ccrti-
fled copy Of the diary" found upon
the body off. Wilkes Booth, togcth.
or with succinct statement of the
facts connected with its capture and
possession by the War Department.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
..... WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, May 10, 81.
Sill have the honor to submit
herewith copy of the entries con-
tanned in the memorandum book
found on the person of J. Wilkes
Booth at the time Of his capture,
certified by Gen, Holt, Judge Advo-
cate General, (who has possession
OF the book, together with his re-
port in relation thereto.
The memorandum book was first
seen by me about the Goth day Of
April 1865, shortly after Booths
crpturc, and n few hours before his
remains reached Washington. 1t
was brought to my house by Provost
Marshal Baker and another person,
who was, l think, Lieut.. Col. Con.
ger.
The book was then examined by
me, in the presence OF Gen. Eckert,
Assistant Secretary of War, and
and found to contain only the en-
tries Of Gen. Holt, also some photo
graphs Of females. Immediately
, preceding the entries some pages
appeared to have been cut out, but
there was nothing indicating what
had been written thereon or wheth-
or anything had been written, nor
when or by whom they had been
cut out.
Immediately after careful exami-
nation of the book and its contents,
it was placed in the hands of Gen.
Eckert, in the same condition as
wher first saw it, to DO delivered
to the Judge Advocate General, in
whose possession, after its delivery
to him by Gen. Eckert, 1 am inform
vi and believe it has continued un-
til the present time.
~ The last time l saw the book was
some 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 l saw it
first, without any change or altera-
ton.
Gen. Eckert reported to me that,
upon receiving the memorandum
book from Inc, he sealed it up, and
locked it up in his safe, and it con-
tinued in his possession until he de.
livered 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.
.,4 Your ob't servant,
,J'." EDWIN M. STANTON, 1
81, Secretary of War.
To tho President.
t'i The following is the copy of the
writing (Which was in penciD found
in the diary taken from the body of
j. Wilkes Booth.
Official copy. J. HOLT,
Judge Advocate General.
"Ie Amo."
APRIL 1874, FRIDAY THE IDEs.
Until to-day nothing was ever
thought of sacrificing to our coun-
trys wrongs. For six months we
had worked to capture. But our
cause being almost lost, something
decisive and great must be DONE
But its failure was owing to others
who did not strike for their country
with heart. struck boldly and |
not as the papers say. l walked
with a firm step through a thousand
of his friends was stopped, but
pushed on. A Col. was at his side.
l shouted sic semper before / fired. !
In jumping broke my leg. passed
all his pickets. Rode sixty miles
that night, with the bone of my leg
tearing the flesh at every jump.
l can never repent it, though we
hated to kill. Our country owed
all her troubles to 'him, and God
simply made me the instrument Of
his punishment. N
The country is not .
April 1865. |
what it was. This forced Union is
not what / have loved. care not
what becomes of me. / have no de-
sire to outlive my country. This
night (defore the deed) 1 wrote a
long article and left itfor one of the
editors of the National Intelligen-