Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-25

And ten he asked for the rcprievc of Bcall,
promising on his. honor as. a man to ever after
be as good friend to Mr.. Lincoln as man
could be to one who had rendered such favor
to warn the President, if it came to his
knowledge that hisdifo was 'in danger and to
hold himself personally rcpousblo for the
good behavior of Beal ever after. t
1t was question of life or DEATH Beqll
was doomed No power save the Executive
could save him. Booth pleaded with all tho
impassioncd elequcnce of his, nature, and
thousands upon thousands know what that
was.
Senator Hale asked the pardon of Beull as
favor to himself and his family.
Forney asked for it for reasons then and there
given, as did Mclean, and the reasons We
can give at the proper time.
Booth told the President of their long es-
tablishcd friendship his love for the brave,
adventurous spirit-of his love for the young
man who was doing for his people in the
South just what a patriot in the North would
have done for the cause and the people dear
to him.
President Lincoln was greatly moved, even
to tears, and gave to Booth his word of honor
as man, that Beall should be pardoned.
Then there was joy and happiness in that
room. Booth kissed the hand of the Prcsi,
dent, and thanked him with fearful eyes and
chokcd voice, oven after his friends had taken
their hats to leave the presence Of the Chief
Magistrate of the nation, who had promised,
and whose promise was by Booth relied upon.
But alas for human promises Bcal was
hung. The President did not keep his word
did not pardon him. Seward. the nm.
nous tyrant and Secretary of State, whose
tinkllrg bell sent his bettcrs to Bastilcs, said
it would not do--that Lincoln's duty to the
Republican party demanded the execution
Of Bcall to keep tinted the sentiment of the
North for such blood.
Lincoln said Bcull must be pardoncd, for
he had promised. it.
Seward said he must not be pardoncd, or
there would be strange rcvcalmcnts.
And SO the President weakened. with held
his pardon-and poor Beall suffered for his
patriotic devotion with his life.
When Booth learned that Lincoln had
lied to him, and not kept his sacred promise,
his face turned to the pallor of death, his lips
became white, his eyes seemed ready to burst
from their sockets aud he sworc by the Eter.
nal God that he would kill the man who had
lied to him, and that his own right hand, then
raised to Heaven, should avengc tic death
of his comrado And II did!
Booth called to his counsel but few
friends, some Of whom were in Washington,
two of whom were not. lie marked the
President for his own avenging, and to 9th.
ers was given in charge to kill Seward at the
same hour for hi, Interference.
AS VIC believe, under the Directing Power
of another world, Booths hand did avcngc
the death of Bcall. lie was the martyr to
private feelings, for he knew that almost Ger
tain death awaited him, but lie cared not for
that.
lnhamcd by rcvcngc-g like bolt
of wrath to the Ercsident-he fred the shot
which scut echo after echo down the long
lane reaching to the future.
lie kept his word-hc avenged the death
Of his friend, and wondcrous Providence
dealt then with him as the world knows of
But Seward lived. There was not that
'lightning" in the hearts of those who were
dcputcd to aid Booth in his avcngng thar
filed the soul of the one who settled SO terri
bly, in full with the President.
And so died Abraham Lincoln, not by the
hand of one who struck in behalf of nation,
but by the hand of fiery, impctuous stage
walking tenement of chivalry. Had he kept
his word, he would not then and there have
died, no matter wha; his fate aftcrward
New York, November 1G.-The 1cle.
gram has special from London, stating that
war vessels have been recalled from every
foreign station, except such as arc absolutely
needed in foreign waters. The concentration
of slips at Portsmouth is already apparent
and the groatcst activity prevails at all Eng
lish navy depots. A powerful fleet will be
Immediately despatched to tho Mediterranean
Best informed circles think the prctcnsions
Of Russia render general European war in
cyitablc. A rupture between Russia and
England is looked upon as imminent and 10
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