I always say that if I could have been a fly on the wall in any period in history, 1860-1865 would be it. So much earthshaking drama for such a short period in history.
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FELLOW CITIZENS AND CITIZEN SOLDIERS: — I am opposed to the Democratic party, and I will tell you why.”
“The man that assassinated Abraham Lincoln was a Democrat. Every man that sympathized with the assassin — every man glad that the noblest President ever elected was assassinated, was a Democrat.”
“Every man that cursed Abraham Lincoln because he issued the Proclamation of Emancipation — the grandest paper since the Declaration of Independence — every one of them was a Democrat.”
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/indianapolis_speech76.html
Just imagine the boldness of Booth’s plan and the consequences if it had succeeded. Grant cancelled, or he likely would have been in Lincoln’s box with him. Killing the President and General Grant at the theater with Johnson and Seward killed in their homes. Would the Confederacy used the ensuing chaos to continue the fight? Would resconstruction have been more brutal and unforgiving?
Just amazing to think about how the entire world would have changed if Booth’s plan had worked.
Got what he deserved.
Just finished reading a book for a book report on Dr. Mudd.
Interesting.
related topic:
Our American Cousin Revisited
Slate.com | 02/11/09 | Timothy Noah
Posted on 04/14/2009 2:22:18 PM PDT by Borges
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2229093/posts
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