Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-03-14
NUMBER 46

Seward, indorsed the position of MIR
Lincoln, although not able to be at the
Cabinet meeting. Suppose such procla.
nation bad been made by Lincoln. would
it not have been death blow to the Radi.
cal party! They would have been depri-
we'd at one blow of the power or recon
structing the South or of intermeddling in
the internal affairs of the states. That
party would have dropped dead, and the
Union would have been put upon its for
m.r basis, except as to the existence OF
African slavery in the Southern States.
That party would have dropped dead, and
the Union would have been put upon its
former basis, except as to the existence OF
African slavery in the Southern States.
The Radicals would have bscn proven
ted from overriding the Constitution, and,
in fact, that party would have been power
less, inasmuch as slavery had been abslish-
ed, and there would have been nothing to
feed their dupes upon. But Lincoln was
killed the night after he had expressed him
self in regard to the proclamation. 1t is
probable the people of the United States
would like to know why the Secretary of
War and Radical Congress permitted
or directed Baker to receive the greater
portion of the reward offered for the ap-
prehension of Booth upon such slim testi-
mony, when Mr.. Stanton had it in his
power to force Baker to produce the dead
body, he being the superior officer and
master, so to speak, of the creature Ba-
ker? Why was Baker brevetted Brigadier
General by Mr.. Stanton, soon after Booth
was said to have been killed? ,.... ~
Although the Kentucky man tells Gencr-
al Davis that he murdered Lincoln, and
this fact was made known to Stanton, we
hear no noise made about it. Congress
has not appointed committee to invcsti-
gate the affair. The question presents it.
self, what has become Of the man who con-
fessed to have killed Lincoln and tried to
murder Seward? The whole matter in
regard to him seems to have been hushed
up in some way, 1t might be of some
interest to the public to know what has
become of King? Is he still in Kentucky,
in prison waiting his trial as thief? OF
has the War Department. tax en- charge Of
him ? When the dispatch from General
Davis, in regard to Kings confession,
reached Stanton, what order was given in
regard to him, and why has he, not been
tried before Military Commission, or a
Court for the murder? r...., 49,. - '
They hung woman, who said on the
gallows she was innocent ;-why don't
Stanton have this man hung who says, 4
murdered Abraham Lincoln p While all
the Radical papers and stump speakers
and Congressman are charging that JEFF
Davis was implicated in the assassination
plot, why don't they say som ething about
the way Stanton allowed this man Baker
to put away the dead be dy? Or cry aloud
and groan Aeagy because Stanton don't
hang King? Why is it that no attempt
was made upon the life of any one but
Lincoln and Seward. who, it is stated,
agreed to the proclamation granting am
ncsty to all You will observe J. accuse
no one; {; but there is such a fog floating
around this whole matter, that i for one,
would like to be able to see more clearly
through it. ,..N '..t... ,a-i. :