, 1881-12-04

Ca ~ nissoE3 WILL not let me forget II. and INA
luo.n't want to forget the heroic patriotism .
our lAthers who rebcllcd against the oppression
q,,noG ~ anG IN mother country. This country wa
looking upon African slavery from the sa,n
standpoint held by the noble trainers OF ou
eoustltuoon, Tor ono have ever considered !
ONE OF THE GREATEST BLESSINGS.
n hoth tor themselves and for us, that God eve
tHst bestowed upon.:t favored nation. Witness here
tolore our wealth and power. Witness thei
g condition don. elsewhere: | haye lived anon,
seen less harsh treatment { from W master 't. L
man than have beheld In the North frou1 faith.
Ct 70 son. aet Heaven knows no one would be
willing to do more Tor The negro race thun i
could but see IL way 10 still! better their cou
dition,
But L1ScoLN's POLICY
Is only preparing the way for their annihilation
inc Sotth ure not, nor have they been, fighting
lot the continuance Of slavery. The 1irst buttle q
liuIl lilu did away with that iden- Their cause.
SINCE Tor war have been as noble and greater
lar than those that urged our fathers on. Ever
should We allow they were wrou@ ut the hegfn.
ming Ut this conf.ct, cruelty and injustice have
nude the wrong become tho right, aud the.
stand now the wonder und adairution oi
tho world as noble bund Of patriotic heroes
thereafter. reading Of their deeds,
Ti!EEMopYLAE Will. BE FORGOTTEN.
When utded III the cupture and execution oi
John Brown (who was 1t murderer on our West
eru border. and who was flirly tried und con
Eictcd before an impartial Judge nn jury ut
treason and who. by the way. has since been
the transaction. for ] deemed it my duty, and
that wns helping our common country Ia per-
Iorn, J., , nn net net ot Justice But what wns crime
selves as the greatest and ouly virtue Of tho
Wh ole Republican party.
STRANGE TRANSPORTATION,
vice to become virtue, simply because moro
indulge ~ it. Thought then. US now. thar the
and that the entire party deserved tho same
fate us poor old John Iirown. Not BECAUSE
they wished to abolish slavery. but OIL accp1nt
to etect tlht abolition. II Brown were living,
l doubt whether he himself would set slavery
against tho unnu. alost, or nenrly all tho
nre to return and retaiu single right ;uaran-
1eed TO them by every Tie which We once
revercd as sacred. The South can maize no
choice. 1t is
ENTEEMISATIoN o.: SLAVERY
for themselves worse than DEATH 10 draw FROM
know my cho:cr- and hasten to necept it. [
have studied harti to discover upon what grounds
the right ot Il State to seCedo has BEEN denied
when our very name. United States, and tho
DECLARATION Of Independence provides for scces-
sion. But there is now HO time for words.
Know how foolish shall be deemed for under.
taking such Il step us this. where, on tho ono
side, have many friends and everything 10
make me happy. where my profession alone hus
gained mt au income Of
MQl.F- THAN S-u,btu 4 YEAH
and where my great prrsonul ambition in my
profession has such great field for labor. On
the other hand, tho South have never bestowed
upon me one Kind word, place now where L
where must either becon1. private soldier or
Il bcsEsar. 10 give Up all of tic former for the
latter, besides my mother and sister, whom I
love SO dc;rly-aiti1ough they SO widely differ
from me III OIiiniHil-Sce'nS insane. but God is
my judge, love Justice
MORE THAN DO \ COUNTRY THAT DIS
OWNS IT;
more than name and wealth; more-Ifcavcn
pardon the If wroug-1Hore than happy ho1nc-
have never been upon Il nattletie;d, but oh!
my countrytncu, could you all see the reality or
effects Of this hurrii War. us huve seen them
IL every Stale save Ftrsina, know you would
n the Northern mind Il sense OF right and just
&C, even Should 1t pt'ssess no seasu,ling of mer
y. ano He would TRY up the sea- ot blood between
IS that is daily growing wider. Alas. have no
on:er country. She is fast approaching her
threatened DOOM. Four years ago / would have
.iven thousand lives to see her rt1nsl',-:,s I
lad always known lier-l>tweTful aud unDrOken,
Ind now would hold my lite rs nuugnt to SEQ
ler what she WIS. Oh. ny friends, it the fear
'uI scenes Of the past four years hnd never been
or if whit has been hnd been Il fright
ui dream from which we rond now awake,
With whit overt1owing hearts could VIC bless our
iod AMI pray fur His continued fnvor-
HOW i HAVE LOVED THE OLD FLAG
an never now be known. a few. years since
md the entire world could boast Of none sa pure
md spotlcss. But ! have of late been seeing
Lnd henring Of the bloody deeds OF which sho
ms been made the cm biein. and shudder TO
lave ionged 10 Sec her heart break from he
mist Of blood aud death circlcd around her folds,
polling her beauty H anu M aarn'*hs s M heF hpor nan
ragged deeper nnd deeper into cruelty
lud oppression, till now Tin my eyes her once
fright red stripes look like bloott gashcs on the
ace Of Heaven. l look now upon my early ad-
nirauQl Of her glorits us a dren1il.~ Ny love is
low
FOR THE SOUTH ALONE,
md to her side / 70 pcnnless-. Her success has
~en neur rny. heart. md have iabore' faith
ulIy To further IN object which would have
more than proved my unseliish devotion.
ieartsie' and nd disapp1n1ed a turn ,,ol;, from
nto bo!ier and more. perilous one.
Without malice. make the change. ! have
w choice. II lhe South IS 70 be aided, it must
'e douc quickly, 1t 1nay already be TOO late
When Caesar had conquered the enemies Of
home aud the power that was his Meuaced tho
ibertie3 Of tue people.
DRCTUs AROSE AND SLEW HIM.
The stroke OF his dagger WIS guided by love for
lomc. 1t was the spirit al1d ambition Of Ca,sar
}rutus struck nt-
And I.ut di.Melli,ef lesar, hut alas,
Caesar lnuat bleed tor IL,
answer with Brutus. lie who loves his coun-
~ better than gold Or life, .}OnS ". booth.
"tOt0NlDT +AF. EOO1Q stEunLiTC. MF. NAL
dcws continued, (which was evidently written
j great haste, we're the names of Payne, Harold,
nd Atzcroth, ali in 1ooth's own handwriting,
iyca as the men who would stand By him in
his changed plans. Booth wrote
JOHN S. CLARKE, THE ACTOR,
Is brother i'll law, in the November preceding
ae assassination letter identical i'll many re-
poets with the one he left with NE US justiti-
alton for his uct. The arguments were I'LL tho
ame, the changes in the letter destroyed be-
IL those which would naturally follow tho
hange of plan from kidnapping toj ussasina-
on"
"'IIov did the fact that Booth had left such q
.tter become kuown?"
"Whcn John WAS killed q diary was taktu
rom his person containing tho entry that he
ad left II letter to the National lntc;Eiucnccr.
BOUT THE TIME OF TILE lMpEA AC1IEsfENT
/ President johnson tho other Washington
apers made an assault upon the National IT. I
li1encer. calling it the organ of Johu Wilkes
Doth, and rnthcr insiuuatcd that President
)hnson was in some way cognizant Of tho |
tier, If NOT of the killing, before it occurred.
felt compelled then to speak out and announce |
mt it was who received :hc lcttcrfroin Booth, |
I'd destroyed it. I had ut the time OF its de- |
ruction. as n Catholic. to!d the Rev. Father |
Lyie. OF Washington, all about the letter. and |