WHO Encouraged Booth To Kill Lincoln

[RJNorton]

(03-11-2018 07:30 PM)SSlater Wrote:  During all of this, Booth was made aware of h0w critical the situation had become. There will be no Harney-plan, Thus in 2 days or less, he made a new plan, and shot Lincoln. Problem solved.

John, I noticed you didn't mention Lincoln's last speech as a possible causative factor. On April 11 the president gave a speech from the White House. Booth, David Herold, and Lewis Powell were in the audience. Among other things, Lincoln discussed possible new rights for certain blacks. He suggested conferring voting rights "on the very intelligent, and on those who serve our cause as soldiers." According to many authors, Booth was enraged! He reportedly said, "Now, by God! I'll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make."

I would ask anyone...was there "a trigger" prior to the assassination? Would it still have occurred as it did (April 14th at Ford's) had there been no planned/failed Harney mission? Would it still have occurred as it did had Lincoln given no final speech?