New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-03


and does your oath bind you 70 do a
thing that is impossible7 As 10 tho forts, that
ia a matter within your discretion, Sir. You
can withdraw the troops il you please. You are
the Commander Chief audit belongs to you either
to keep them there or to withdraw them totally, and
prevent collision, ard q consequent deadly and
ruinous war" "Well," said he, raising himself
again, ~ will only answer you by telling you
iitle anecdote which struck me-excuse me-" says 4
he " little anecdote which struck me a. you were |
going on. 1t is from EsoPs Fables, and, doubtless,
in your schooiboy days you have read it. Esop,
YOU know" says he, illustrates great lrineiples
often by making mute animals speak and act, and
sccord;ny 10 him there was q lion once that was
dssnerately in love with beautiful lady, and -
conrted the LADY,, and the lady became enamored o.
him aud agreed TO marry him, and the old people
were asked for their consent. They were afraid o.
the mower of the lion, with his long and sharp caWs
and Mis- tusks, and they said TO HIN: we cSn have
no objection 10 so respectable parsonage as you,
bnt our daughter is frai md delicate, and we hope
lint Won will submit to have your claws cut oil ana
vour tusks drawn because they might do very serious
injury to her. The lion submitted being viry puch
in love. His claws were cnt OIL aud ma tusks ira~p
and tbey took clubs then and knocked him On the
| head" TLaughterl replied, think about In
snbstance ths-that It was an exceedingly interest
/ ING spuecdoe and very 0propos, but not altogether
satisfactory answer TO he, ana then taid 10 nun,
Mr. Lincoln this TO me, Fir is the most serious and
| lli absorbing SUBJECT Abat tNNi NhSobtu in1
1antion as a Iublic man. depecate and look with
horror upon fratricdal war. look 10 the Injury
that il Ia to DO not only TO my own seeton-taat
know ia 30 be desolaei and drenched In tlood-tut
look TO the injury that il is to The cause OF humans
v itself, and appeal to you, apart from these lests,
In lend ms your aid ard CounteDalce IN Hyerling q
calamity BIKE that" Before ne replied Mr. Riycs of
! Virginia, 60, up. We had before that COVERED
sit,iar in sem- irclo round the President; bat Mr..
Riyes rose from iis chair, aud, with dignity and
elooaeuce that have seldom heard surpassed IN tho
couIse OF my lilo, ho appealed 10 mm. could
moi ure.ond - give even the distance o. la speech,
but remember that lie told HIM that he wGs ,lci
q very old man; that there never had been a
tlIol of l- heart tlat lot IN favor OF The per-
petuatioa OF the ULion that lie came there with a
one and q wish TO perpe;uate i, and thss al his
Efforts had been oXcrted In ,nCcaytilng 70 procure
fuch guarantees az would perreiaate IL Tut ttai he
desired 70 sry 70 hin-and BE- said IT with trc.n-
bling yoice-in order that lie might know, nud rot
sav thereafter that lie was not fully warned, tiat
he agreed with every WORD had said with regard
10 tho horrors OF this anic war; ani The, II ne
did resort TO coercion, virginia would le'Fe iht
Union and Join The seeding states. " Nay, Sir. be
said, odd as | an, aud dearly os have loved M,
Mon in that event 10, win all my heart ana 'ou
Mr. Lincoln jumped UP from hls ,hir, ga Mr. liye'
was standing ad yauceG one slcp toward nm ara IA ~
Mr.. Riyes, Mr. Aiyes, II IginlG iilsIay Ia va
withdraw Tie TROOPS from Fclt sumter Mr' hlFe'
slepptd back and SAID: Mr.. Prctident, have ne
authority TO speak FOR Virginia. i hin one OF tha
humblost Of her sons; but Al you 20 that II VIII be
one OF the w.sos, things You have ever done. Dt
that and Give US GUARANTEES, aud can only penn
YOU that Whatever influence possess shall be eA
erted TO promote the onion and 10 restore il 70 what
n WAS" We then oil ol got up and were Naud-
ing. was on the o. e. clrc'. lie said: " " ell
gentlemen, have been wondering very much wheth
er, ii Mr.. Douglas or Mr.. Bell bad Leeu elected
President, you would have dared T. 'ala 10 iin q.
freely ns yOu have to me- I'D not exactly heal
the answer, but an told that Dir. Grtnue answered
hin about ia ilis WY: Nh. Pfoldcnt, u Ceuoie
Washington occupied the $50, tnpt Yod VIII toon hl
snd il had been ncccsary 10 talk 90 Bun 80 We Law,
TO YOU 10 rave such Union tIis, Tor one thouid
ta K 70 biu IS we have 20 YOU Hear, bcsr.l Ina
c losod tho conN cIsai.On.