The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-06


After some at'ls talk and explanation
Be- arose osihsa Sis bead Is ieo water
male haHy to.a aad took 9 eai IN
tie caTuage
TIE pafly ueJe then driven 20 tbo
White House reached ,bere about two
oelaek n TIE morning They aere aa-
mitsj past The guards. and found
President Lincoln "a his room, bot yet
retired
Then came au explanation Of the OBJ
jec. ol tLs visit
President Lincoln sat by tic side Of
q senator Hale, a0a listened to the
particulars Booth then aud there told
that once lie was ID a scheme toabduct
iho President. lot % iujure him, but to
aid tie rel ase oi certain friends, who
could not be exchanged Tie told all
that WIS past, SO iar as be was concern
cd
And then be asked for the rcprieye
Of Bea.l, promising on bis honor as a
man 10 ever after he as good friend
to Alr Lincoln as a man could be 30 one
who had rendered such favor to
warn the President. il it came to bis
knowledge that hts life was in danger,
and TO hold himself personally respon-
sible for The good behavior Of Bcall oy-
er after
II was a question OF life or Death
Beull was doomed. No power save the
Executive could save him Booth
pleaded with oil the impassioned elo.
quence Of bis nature, and thousands
upon thousands know what that was,
Senator Hale asked the pardon Of
Beall as a favor to himself and family,
Forney asked for it for reasons then
aud there given, as did Mclean, and
the reasons we can give at the proper
time
Booth told tie President Of their
long established friendship of bis love
for the bravo adventurous spirit of
his love for the young man who was
doing for bis people in the South, just
what patrio. in the North would have
done for the cause and people dear to
him.
President Lincoln was greatly moved
even to tears, and gave to Booth his
word Of homer as man, that Beall
should be pardoned.
Then there was Joy and happiness in
that room. Booth kissed the hand Of
the President, and thanked him with
fearful eyes aud choked voice, even after
his friends had taken their hats 10 leave
the presence Of the Chief Magistrate Of
the nation, who had promised, and
whose promise was by Booth relied up
on.
But alas for human promises ! Beall
was hung The President did not keep
his word--did not pardon him. Sew
ard the infaumos tyrant and Secretary
OF State, whose tinkling bell sent bis
betters TO Bastiles, said it would not do
that Lincoln's duty to the Republican
party demanded the execution of Beall
to keep tinted the sentiment Of the
North for such blood.
Lincoln said Beall must be pardoned
for lac bad promised it.
Seward said he must not be pardon
Cd, or there would be strange reveal
monts
And SO the President weakened,
withheld bis pafdon and poor Beali
suffered for bis patriotic devotion with
bis life
When Booth learned that Lincoln
bad lied to him, and not kept his
sacred piomise, LIS face tutnod to the
paIlor Of death, bis lips became white,
h.s eyes seemed 10 burst hom their
sockets, and he swoge by the Eternal
God that he would kill the man who
had lied to him, and that bis own right
hand then rpised 10 Heaven, should
ayenge The death Of bis comrade. And
he did!
Booth called to hls council but a few
friends, some Of whom were in WASH
ingtou, tWg Of whom we're hot. He
marked tho President for bis own
ayengirgt and to others was given ID
charge to eiIl Seward at the same hour
for Lis interference.
As we believe, under TIE Directing
power Of another world, Booths hand
dad ayeugo the death Of Beall He was
the martyr q private feelings, fof be
knew that almost certain death awaited
him, but be cared not for that
lnGamed by revenge gong Ike a
bolt 81 wrath to tie president ho fred
tie shot which sent echo after echo
down the long laue reaching 10 lho
futare
lie kept his word he avenged tie
death this friend, and wonderous
Providence dealt then with him. az the
world knows u
Bat Seward lived There was not
that "lightniug7 in tie hearts II those
Who we're deputed 70 aid Booth IN his
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