Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-27
THE RICHMOND WHIG.

ANOTHER VERSION OF DR. FULLERS INTERVIEW
WITH LINCOLN-OLD ABE THINKS A NORTH
ERN CONFEDERACY WOULD HAVE NO RENE-
NUE. AND WOULD BE WORTH NOTHlNG-HE Is
GENERAL SCOTS MASTER BUT Is TERRIBLY
AFRAID TEE SOUTH CAR0LINIANS WILL HANG
HlM-GREAT PERPLEXITY AND GREATER
ALARM.
We fad the following in the Baltimore Exchange of
Tuesday;
THE PEAcx MISSION.
lt viii be recollected that, on Sunday meeting OF
the Young Mems Christian Association held, and
committee of fifty appointed to wa, on President Liz
coin aud intercede With him for the adoption OF peace
tul policy in yelatou &c the Southern STATES Rev Dr.
Fuller was waited upon by the committee aud requested
to ae as their chairman. The committee proceeded to
Washington yesterday morning and had sn interview
Wi,h the President OF about hours duration. Ihe
following the principle points Of the couyersa!ion:
Addressing hr. Liucon, DR.. Fuller said that Maryland
was tie first TO lake for the adoption OF the
Constitution; Maryland had poured cut her blood Ike
wa,er :or union and liberty and the FIR blood IN
this irariciia had been spilled in the streets Of
Bildmore, Maryland tie mplored Mr. Lincoln 70 pass
No more troops through Maryland-they would not be
allowed to 60 through particularly dd he plead for the
innocent women and children Of the city. he asked
Mr. Lincoln 70 his efforts 20 restore peace II lie did
uot allow peace 10 those States which hal seeded the
result would be terrible war and for the murdered men
a-d wronged women, God and this nation would hold
him responsible.
Mr. Lincoln replied that mathematicaly speaking, the
troops could not crawl under Maryland could they
nv over r. ard conscuueuty they would have to come
tarough t. Ii be was 20 follow the advice OF Dr. Fuller,
he would have government at all France and Eng
land would recognize the Southern ConfederGcy, daE hS
rs-sr .t{ be 6rotsu ap rad tie GcrsrHHent Be rOrh
uotiHg' Dr. Fuller assured him that he thought differ
eut.y himself and believed that there could be sTong
Goverumelt la the South acd another in the North VINO
might live in alliance Mr.. Lincoln thought differently
and said thA. South CarOlnians marching
through Virginia tor the purpose Of banging him. Dr.
Fuller then told the President that the Impression had
been created among the peo e ne Gid net know whether
II was erroneous or not that his Cabinet were principally
for peace and that General Scott had counseel peace
but tEds he was che man who desired war Mr Smith
Secretary of the Iu;, Tor here forward AID
that the Ca7iGe entirely approved OF Mr. Luoolns
IN this natter The President then said that fer Gen
era Scott be General ScotIs legal master, and a.
though be General Scots legal master lie consulted
Gcnlr Scott but General Scott had cOunseled
. ace. TIE committee left under the impression that
sir Lincoln is altogether unsuited to the position he
CuQies utterly incapable OF cOupcehendiug the dicul-
lies with which surrounded, and that all the
good that he does viii be done from Of fear
duty Thus ended lte mission OF these Christians.
"oLD AEA' FRIGHTENED orr OF HIS BOOTS.
Il will be reuemh. td that Saturday las,, Hon An
hony Kennedy and J. Morrison Harris had i-tsrview
with LacO" when the iJ'ving rsstion took place
between them; NJ. Harris hauag announced the ob-
lee, o. their visit % be to prevent further blcotshed and
Of he rcors Mr. Locon referring the visit OF Ne-srs.
Do bin Brune aad BJli aud the answer whcb he had
made ther stous added my Cod, Mr. lla7-
ria don, knoa what TO make Of your people. Iog have
sent me one committee already, and they seemed 20 oe
p,r.e tly sat..f WIKI what said 70 them &r. Hlr
s replied h1, be knew nothing about that; be came Cs
81 z1u and representative, % s;apc fsc.s they
ullv existed aud 10 say tla- e 9tcmps TO send any
more troops through Maryland would only lead to bat
c and very salgUaaiy battle. hr. Liuco.a answer
eI "Ny God, sr shat am | u doy Iha! better 60 out
and hang myself on the first tree come TO- than 10 give
up the power OF tue Fed, Government in this way.
don't want % 60 th ough YOUR town near i. II can
hepi but We have the troops here to relieve our
selves or shall die Ike rats in trap" He fur her
pressed some surprise the action OF hr. Harris, and
was disposed 70 tax him with abandonment OF bis
Cuo principles lr. Harris answered N. Lincoln that
be was s- Dion man. but he had come TO state tact=,
snf . represent 10 Lincoln the sentiment Of the peo
pie and Il o. universal opposition % the passage
Of any more Northern troops the soil Of Maryland.
Ar Seward iuterposiBg drew Mr.. Harris aside to win
dow AID pointing tie bllH OF Arlington, asked IL.
H. /, lie suew that on the tc9 OF that hj the Nrgi-ills
might plant battery aud they would 10, know at VIA.
moment o shell might bur-. in tha, 81! room General
Scott vto pr,ser also expressed the opinion that
might be necessary for tie troops TO cut their way
through Aaryhnd Tor the rele. OF the Federal Capital