Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-12-14
John H. Surratt.

The rebels. old and young. are being
warmed into life under the kind treat
ment extended to them by the Govern
ment that they sought to overthrow and
destroy. Time willtell whether they will
do as the snake did that the kind hearted
blacksmith found one morning stiff with
cold, and took home to his house and
placed before fire, and which as soon
as its life and supleness returned to it. en-
deavored to strike its fangs into the man
who could have crushed it to death when
stiff and cold. Whether the cry of op-
preston and tyranny that the Southerner
is sending up, and which is being echoed
and re echoed by their allies in the North,
is intended to prepare for the turning Of
the rebels, time alone can tell but no
more positive evidence of the falsehood
of the cry Of oppression can be produced
than the statement of the fact that John
II. Surratt has taken to lecturing on the
ASSASSINATION of Abraham Lincoln. -
By his own confession in this lecture, his
business during the rebellion was that of
a Spy. and plotter for the overthrow of
the Government. by his own confes.
sion he and Wilkes Booth and others ar
ranged to kidnap and abduct President
Lincoln. The last effort made for the
accomplishment of that object he speaks
of a. follws:
"One day we received information that
the President would visit the Seventh
Street Hospital for the purpose of being
present at an entertainment to be given
for the benefit of the wounded soldiers.
The report reached US only about three
quarters of an hour before the time ap-
pointed, but SO perfect was our commun-
ication that we were Instantly in our sad
dies on our way TO the hospital. This
was between one and two clock in the
afternoon. 1t was our intention to seize
The carriage, which was drawn by
splendid pair of horses. and to have one
Of our men mount the box and drive d.
rect for Southern Maryland, via Benning's
bridge. We felt confident that all the
cavalry in the city could never overhaul
Is. We were all mounted on swift horses.
besides having thorough knowledge of
he country, it being determined to aban.
lon the carriage after passing the city
limits. Upon the suddenness of the blow
no the celerity of our movements we
depended for success. By the time the
larm could have been gived and horses
added, we would have been on our way
trough Southern Maryland towards tile
Potomac river. To our great disappoint-
nent, however, the President was not
here, but one of the Government officials
Mr.. Chase. if mistake not. We did
ot disturb him, as we wanted bigger
hase [laugLter] than he could have af-
orded us. 1t was certainly a bitter ois-
ppointment, but yet, think. most for
innate one for US. 1t was our last at
empt. We soon after this became con-
inced that we could not remain much ,
,nger undiscovered, and that we must a:
bandon our enterprise. Accordingly
separation finally took place, and / new
r after saw any of the party except one.
nd that was on my way from Richmend
} Canada on business of quite different
ature."
We speak of John II. Surratt only to q
how how miserably false are the dec c
lrations of oppression against the South ?
m people. that tho Democracy talk c
bout. If the cry of oppression were
ue, Surratt would not now be lecturing.