New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-17
ANOTHER INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. LINCOLN
mrs OPINION OF COMPROMISES.

,.o.rnsDoodent Of TIE Missouri Democrat gives
fbe folloUipg particulars Of Wit to MT LncO;
We found Mr.. Lincoln In Ii psrlor surrounuea ~
eone ak or eight gentlemen VINO al !" es, -.
s,ora,v visitors like ourselves. MIR. LAheolu et us
~ frank welcome shaking hands WIN US, ana q.
&c bv his words and bis manner, makS us iee4 'ua'
ony ea1 was 10 intrusion, and ON bis inVtsuon, We
go s(on .eated with tie dccle Of gentlemen VINO oc-
sr,;sS b;s parlor Tb. sunject Of conversation was
,oiitics and Mr. Lincoln expressed himself upon every
TOPIC viii brought uP With ehiire ireeooll. o
sd al one period in the COW ersaion, ne hopea gen
fnep would bear In mind tina, hc was not speaking as
P,edep or for the President, Tut only exercising The
privilege Of tskioe which beanged to hm In common
with private citizens. - q,
chose rstberto be hstener than taiSer ana pal9
rsreful attention beth 60 Mr. Lucoln's matter and
erper and although he seemed to tlk without regard
"a The fact Of his berg the President elect yet was
Recoverable that re ChUse his words and framed ms
sentences with deberation and With discretion De-
coming his high position
lie ives ssked, Z" DO you think the Missouri Compro-
mise Npe onrht TO be resto,ed7" He replied that al.
though the recent Presidential election was verdict OF
the people in favor OF Freedom upon All the IT,
ries YET personally he r0utd be RIDING for me SAKE
OF tkt Un1on 10 bride The territory re nor orh y
tLat Iine, If IN the judgment If the HafGn, r9aIa
Bar, tn Inaon and restorc horm0ny But "neluer
tLe sFouion of territory hereafter would noI reopen
The Question and renew the stIiie was question to Dc
fbouabt Of and Ia some way provided against.
He had been inquired of, whether he intended 10
recommend the reresl OF the antl-Fu9ilve Slave lave
az the states lie replied that he had never read one
of them but that If they were OF the character ssebed
70 them by Southern men, they certainly ough 70 be
9,peditd Whether President OF the United States
he ought 10 interfere with State legislation by Presi-
dental recommendation, required more thought than
he bad vet given the subject He had also been
asked II he Intended 10 interfere Or recommend an
ipterfereuce with Slavery, on the right Of holding
slayes IN the dock yards and arsenals Of the United
Satas His reply was, Indeed Sir The subject has
Tgf entered me nsInd.' lie was inquired of whether
b. intended to recommend the abolition Of Slavery IN
tie District Of Columbia7 TO which be replied, Upon
my word hare mt Plpcn the subject a thought" A
gentleman present said 10 him. Well, Mr Lincoln,
suppose thee difficulties sbould not be settled before
YOU are inauguraed, what will you dor He replied
with q smile, Well, suppose will have TO run the
machine as find it," =,
In speeding on the subject of compromise he said;
G. II Vss ouetimes better for man 70 pay debt he
die not owe or to lore demand which was Just one
than TO 20 10 law about ii but then, in compromi ing
our difficulties be would regret to zee the yicors put
In the attitude Of the vanquished and the vanqushed In
fbe place of the yictor He would not contribute 10
sny snch compromise as that.
Il We GiseerEible Ill the course Of Mr. " CONVEX
aaion that be duly appreciates the difficulties winch
threaten Lis incoming Administration also, that ne
regarded himself grossly ni,represented and nisun-
dersteod IT the South; did he conceal what was
fnaifely an invintible conviction OF his honest ana
Intelligent mind that II the South would only give
him fair trial thew would find their constitutional
rights ss safe unoer bis Administration a. they bad
ever been under the administration OF any President