Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-03
From The Baltimore Sun.
Interview With the President.

We learn that delegation from FIVE of the
Young Mems Christian Associations of Bal
tmore, consisting of six members of each,
yesterday proceeded 70 Washington for an
interview with the President, rhe purpose being
to iatercede With him in behalf Of a peaceful
policy. and to entreat hiio not 10 pass troops
through Baltimore or Maryland. Rev. DR..
Fuller, OF the Baptist Church, accompanied the
party, by invitation, as chairman, and the con-
versation was conducted mainly between him
and Mr.. Lincoln, and was not heard entire by
all the members Of the delegation.
Our informant, however, vouches for what
we now write. He states that upon the intro
duction they were received very cordially by
Mr. LiDcoln--a sort of rude familiarity Of
manner--and the conversation opened BY DIR.
Fuller seeking TO impress uprn Mr. lincoln the
vast responsibility of the position be occupied,
and thas upon bin depended the issue of peace
or war--on one hand, terrible fr4trieidal
conflict, and on the other, peace.
s'But," said Mr.. Lincoln, ashat am 10
do ~ Why, sir, let The country know that
you are disposed to recognize the independence
Of the Seutbern States. | say nothing of Sc
oession; recognize the fact that they have for
med Government OF their oEn--that they
gill heyer be united again with the North, aud
peace will instantly take tbs place of anxiety
aad suspense, ani war may be aselted''
sAnd s7hat is to become Of the reVehu3! l
shalt have no Goyernment-uo resources
DIR. Fuller expressed the opinion that the
Northern States would constitute au imposing
Government, aud furnish revenue, but cur in
foimant could not follow the exact turn of re-
mark. The conversation tlrHing upon The
passage Of troops through Maryland, DrFul-
Ter expressed very earnestly tbe hope that no
more would be ordered over the soil Of this
STATE. He remarked that Maryland had shed
her blood freely in the war fiudepeadance,she
was the first TO move for the adoption Of the
Constitution, and bad only yielded her clingiug
attach4nent 10 ths Union when the blood of her
citizens bad been shed by strangers on their
way to a cor fict with her sisters of the South.
Mr.. Lncola insisted that be wanted the troops
only for the defeuce of the capt i, not for the
invasion of the Southern States sand be
said, I" must have the troops aud n1athemat-
icaly-th necessity exists that they should
come through Maryland They can't crawl
under the ear;h, aud they can't fly over it and
mathematically they must come across it.
"Why, sir, those Carolinians are DOW crossing
aAf~ ~ NCL1S ANAG ~ AaE5 AISs @uA hGEA
can doap
la some aliusion to The importance Of peace
policy, Mr.. Lincoln remarked that If he adop-
ted it, under the circumstances, there 'swould
be no Washington ia that no Jackson 10 shat
no spunk in that"
DR.. Fuller hoped that Mr. Lincoln would
not allow "spuuk TO override patriotism.
Mr.. Lincoln doubted if he or Congress could
recognize the Southern Gonfederacy. And
We suspect such Congress as the next will
he, with all the Southern Sta tea out of it, is
not likely to recognize it. With regard 10 the
Government, he said t he must run the mas
chiee as he found it, And in reference to
passing troops through Baltimore or Maryland,
he said, "Now, sir if you Eou't hit me- | won't
hit you"
AS The delegations were leaving, Mr. Lincoln
said to one or two of she young men, "p..i tell
you story Yo1 have heard of the Irish
lnah. who, when fellow was cutting his throat
with blunt razor, complained that he haggled
it. Now, if can't have troops direct through
Maryland, aud must have them all the way
aouud by water, or marched across out of the
territory, | shall be hpggled.'