08 May 1865
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Newspaper
Syracuse Daily Courier And Union
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1865
Page
1
The Milwaukee News argues the Lincoln assassin and John Brown were driven by fanatic delusion. It warns radicalism and partisan passion fuel bloodshed, warning that force and violence cannot vindicate right and urging a higher moral principle to quell extremism.
The piece argues the vast detective and military machinery used to capture Booth and accomplices was a marvel yet invites warnings. It criticizes rewards as incentives to perjury, condemns military commissions, and urges a regular court of law over secret trials, warning of mock justice and dangers to public trust.
An incendiary attempt to burn the Ford's Theatre block resurged as a cautionary note on retaliatory acts. The plan was thwarted by military guards and the fire department, stopping further damage to the building associated with Lincoln's assassination.
A sweeping description of the pursuit after Booth and his accomplices. The article details parallel manhunts by land and river, the involvement of New York detectives John Woang and Marshal Murray, and the extensive collaboration of military and civil police from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and beyond. It notes rewards, precautionary measures, and key figures aiding the investigation, including Union supporters in Maryland.
Seven hundred Illinois cavalry six hundred colored troops and one hundred New York infantry swept swamps in two battle lines around the Saint Marys region seeking Booth and Harold. Soldiers trudged mud slog swamp mud ticks and stinging corrosion yet found no trace. Additional detachments moved from Point Lookout toward Saint Marys Medley’s Neck and Chap el Point with cavalry and infantry but nothing notable surfaced.
A public statement argues that any crime against the government warrants equal punishment, warning that punishing only one crime breeds impunity. It contends mob rule and private vengeance follow from tolerating illegal acts and that respect for law must be universal to protect life liberty and property.
Questioning the fate of original plotters of a vast treason as many are dead or abroad. It lists Lloyd, Yancy, Toombs, Cobb, Slidell, Mason, Sanders, Thompson, Clay, Sorle, Wise, Foote, Wigfall, Davis, Breckinridge, Seddon, Trenholm, Mallory, Benjamin, Brown, Vance, Bonham and ponders punishment versus mercy for state officers and rebels.
The piece laments that six military courts still try civilians for civil offences during wartime. It cites Congressman Harris of Maryland on treason charges and a New York reporter being tried by a military court for a civil offence. It notes impending trials of assassins before similar tribunals.
An official report on a Washington sealed trial of alleged accomplices to the assassins is promised after a military commission sat privately for days. It is claimed the plot originated in Canada and was sanctioned in Richmond, a point critics say should have been made public in court. The world questions the legitimacy of a secret proceeding. Also notes a Baltimore dress rule: General Lew Wallace bans gray student uniforms as offensive to soldiers and loyal citizens, praising Baltimore’s spirited loyalty.
An Attorney General opinion questions whether the phrase to return to "their homes" referred to old or current homes, sparking a national faith dispute. A correspondent recalls a battle death, noting a captain killed by a cannon ball and bidding to be buried on the spot.
A candid statement promotes Dr Tostas Vixetian Deather as a swift cure for sore throat headache toothache rheumatism colic and limb pains. Priced at 95 cents, it claims valiant relief for wounds burns and accidents and cites many certificates for croup remedy effectiveness. Available at 56 Gortlandt Street New York and through druggists locally.
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