Useless, useless

[Jenny]

I'm not apologizing for his crime, but stating the fact that yes, he was very regretful of what he had done and how it would be viewed, particularly by his family. He was deeply concerned by the damage he knew that this would bring to his parents and their good name.

That was a beautiful post, Betty.

But it certainly seems that all those people who goaded and deceived him into thinking that assassinating the President and Cabinet members, when the war was already virtually lost, would be not only an honorable thing to do, but was actually his duty, should have had to pay for their part in the crime. I don't know how they could live with themselves.

Maybe I need to read Alias Paine again or maybe I am misunderstanding, but didn't everyone pay for their part in the crime? John Wilkes Booth, Lew Powell, and three others who were connected but did not actually raise their hands in violence paid with their lives. If there were others involved like the Confederate Secret Service, then I understand the statement and agree - I just don't recall details.