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belligerants as would win them back to their allegiance to the Government and subdue the rebellion in their hearts as well as subjugate their aims.  The South has lost in him a good & judicious friend.  His successor Johnson heartily desires the death of the leaders of the rebellion & is in every way [ultra?] in his views.  I have not given the particulars of the disaster.  It was announced in the yesterday's papers that the President with Gen. Grant would be at Ford's Theater in the evening and a large crowd collected there in consequence.  Gen Grant however left the city before night for N. Y. Mrs. Lincoln had not been well & the President went to the place of amusement with reluctance not wishing to disappoint the audience.  He was received with more than usual applause.  About 9 1/2 o'clock a shot was heard which was at first supposed to be from the stage and a man [[end page]]
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leaped from the President's box upon the stage crying "Sic Semper Tyrannis" "I have done it." and making his way to the door mounted a horse & rode off.  The shrieks of Madame Lincoln first announced to the petrified audience the catastrophe which had taken place.  The President was found to be in a state of insensibility shot twice through the head.  He was immediately conveyed to a house opposite the theater followed by Mrs. L. escorted by her friends in an almost frantic condition.  At the same time of the accident an attempt was also made upon the life of Sec. Seward.  The assasin entered the house upon the plea that he had brought a prescription of Dr. Verdi the physician of the Sec.  He pushed passed the servant into the room of the sick man & after disabling the attendants inflicted several sabre wounds in his neck & then made his escape.  Sec. Stanton it is said was warned [[end page]]