The National tribune., 1899-11-16

have on good consideration and just prin-
cipleS acknowledged, we could not view any
linterposition for the purpose of depressing
/ them or controlling in any other manner
| their destiny by any European power. in
any other light than as manifestation of
an unfrien1ly disposition toward the United
States"
| BY generic right. therefore. tie fraternity
of the motto, america for Americans
no more interference by Eurorean Towers
on the Western Continent" attaches to
/ Mr.. Clay: hut as President Monroe stood
godfather at It's baptismal font, it took his
name, and has ever since been known as
the Monroe Doctrine"
By the same twisting of events this
continent was named America, and not
Columbia. The twisting of truth is far
reaching; even the "man behind the horizon"
is clamoring for Schley's place at Santiago
in history.
Again, there are founders" and con-
founders in contemporary history but the
truth is never shaken by a toboggan-slide
usurpation.
THE LINCOLN CONSPIRAToRS.
| In looking over the papers of Judge
Fisher it has brought forcibly to mind
the dark days that lowered over this coun-
try after the assassination of President
| Lincoln.
At the time of the trial OF the assassins
there were just two classes of people in this
Countrywide friends and the enemies of
the Government. The former were united
and determined in their purpose to preserve
and perpetuate the Government established
| by our fathers under the Constitution. Il at
included IN its purpose and provision the
union OF States. and made us a Nation.
The latter were madly bent on it's overthrow.
and so Judged favorably or unfavorabIy
Of the occurrences Of the times as thew
! tended TO favor or hinder the ACCOMPLISH
ment Of their purpose.
| SO it came that during the trial of these
great conspirators. and in the years that
| have followed the sympathi2ers in the
dissolution Of the Union have tried 10 make
| it appear that the innocent were made to
suffer the penalty of the law for criminals;
especially was that the case in the execu-
ton OF Mrs. Surratt. While it was proven
beyond question that the house of Mrs.
! Surratt-541 II street-was the head
quarters of the consprators in Washing
ton, and that business Of confidential
nature was always carried on by John
Surratt and Mrs. Surratt, like the carrying
and secreting Of arms, rope bowe-knives,
field-glasses, false wigs, etc, for disguise,
in their hotel at Surrattsville.
1t was proven in the trial to be a thor
ougLly organized conspiracy planned by
Jefferson Davis and his Canadian Cabinet
and carried out by Booth. Atzerott. Payne.
Herold, John Surratt, and Mrs Surratt.
IT will be noticed that the counsel did
not argue against the guilt of the parties,
but against the trial by military court or
! commission.
How well these conspirators had their
plans made and laid and understood was
| forcibly brought out in the trial, when it
was proved that in the far West the r,Imors
of these assassinations was given out and
We're current on the streets hours tefore the
deeds We're actually committed. Wherein
this secret service was carried on it is not
my place TO ferret out or give place TO rumor,
but 1t was fact and must so stand.
For many years these sympathizers
have kept paragraph going in the papers
| that all the members of the commission We're
dead but one, and that they died miserable
deaths, which marked them as the subjects
of Heavens vengeance, and that some of
them perished from the violence of their
own hands, being crazed with remorse.
Gen. Harris, one of the Commissioners,
in his history of the great conspiracy, said
in 1892, all of the members of the Com
mission were alive except Gen. Hunter anc
Gen. Ekin. Gen. Hunter lived TO owe,
four-score years and Gen Ekin TO 73; that
he Gen. Harris) was II, and was still able
TO vindicate the truth in the interests of
true history Of his period.
! Gen. Lew Wallace was another of tic