Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-11
AN INrpRnsrINa INTERVIEW.
President Linoo'n and the East-Bal ltimor
Coniarence.

Conference.
At the late session of the East Baltimore Con
ference il was ordered that n copy of the patrio-
tic resolutions ptetented by the Rev a. A.
Reese, ID. D., aud which passed by l32 ayes 10
l3 nays, should be transmitted tO the President
Of the United States, signed by the President and
Secretary of the Cohierenoe Accordingly the
BahOp appointed a COMMITTEE Of three, eonslhting
Of Rows, john A. dure, DR.. A, A. Reese, aud
George d. Chenowith, @ho, On Monday morning,
March 18th, proceeded to Washington for that
purpose, aud accompanied by Senator Wright
of Indiana, Senator Wiley Of NirginiR, aud
Representative Leary ot Maryland, were for
may presented to President l.tueoln by tue
Hon. Mr. Luary in u hnei hat eloquent Adiresa.
| Whereupon iet. Ma uerr on heltll Of the
Committee said -
pAEsIDENT LINCOLN We appear before
| you, SIR, Ia behalf ut the Eatl bulumoie Confer
ence ii the Melholst Episcopal Chuich This
body munbeis iva Lu.tlre'l aud twenty itln'ihni
ministers, having the pastoral rnie vi npNnid ui
thirty -saYtn Thousand cunnuuielhle. Our tuil-
ference leiTliory lncitdts a large portion at the
western shore of Alhryihni and h tehrai Fenn-
| sylVann. II Is nAde nu1 very pleasant duty Il"
present To you, sir, the ,iucuiieni | hold IN my
| hnnd, az MI expre1son 1l uur nnlu allhfd InynliY
to the Federal Constitution and tue Federal
UniOn--uur abhunenoe 0f tic exaiis rnmseltNs
and wicked leb' Hun, and our hrpioyal and nan
support III your alnlin trntlOh, With aasumnet
of our constant prayers for ila entire success.
Should it cUmport with your onerous aud
muttudlnnua engagements, II wlll afford high
graIihcatlOn 10 many ihuu mnds of loyal cltzens
TO receive any reply which il may ba yuur plea
sure to make. VIII request the teY. Dr. kpese,
WIN, with the Rev. q. u, ChenUWita, was the
Original moyel Vi this paper before tue Cunler
snce to read il to your exreenry
| During the trading Of The dnrumeht the
| President listened with deep Nud mvht respectful
attention. After which the hey. MI Uhenowith
made u tew irintks. expressing the hope lhnt
| by the blessing ul Divine Providence. nnl the
wise aud Discreet policy al the e2rrnttgr, pcae''
and order might auou he restored 10 Tie roun-
| try.
Upon the concnsieu If MIR, ChenoWitl'a nd
dress, President Lnnuln responded aa hd-
lows -.
" GINrLEHEN - nm happy IN see you, but
having nO previous notice ri yutlr coming, ! do
not feel altogether piepaIei tv r'py 10 the pa
per aud uddressea you have ptesenttd me, in
such ierlnA they merit, MI w me to Any f,
however, lhIt have the III sheaL regard Tor the
numerous aud Influential Christian body whom
you represent. ain profoundly impressed with
the influence younre eaerhnE "a u Church, o'
The morals 6I the natiun, as ala with the luyaty
of your people to the u1yrtnment Of the United
States. lhaul you. gentlemen, lpr your klnd
words and loyal eAlres-len, aud will ut the
eai liest moment eau command amd my press-
ing duties, reply to yui IN ia in'ie lufmal mah-
ner."
After IL few moihants desultory conyeIsaion,
the Committee retired, feeling aAlist that the
nation WAS governed ~ the night man at the
right time The Gunnte- hay. snee received
from the President, the following written re
ply;7
"ExecurNE MlNsIoN,
Wa-hinglon, Alnrch, 18th 1862
RepS. j. A. Gere, 4. A Reese, u, n. Georg'
u. CheaOWdht -
"GENTLEMgN Allow I'M 10 tellier 10 you AND
through you To the Elsl Baltimore CunItrenc,
of the Metholiat Episcopal Church, my grateful
thanks for the preamble hul ltsoluIinha OF tha
body, copies nt which yrn did me The honor Il
present yesterday. These kind words of nppru
val, coming from so numerous hoiy of intell
gent Christian proplr, and IN tler tiom all srs
piciun Of sinister motives, are indeed eneonrngin!
to me. =
=" by the help If nn All-wisc Providence,
shall entea,or To do my duty, and shall expec
the continuation Of your prayers for right 80
luton of our nnlinual difficulties, and the restor
alton Of our country to peace and prosperity.
"lour obliged aud humble servant,
".A. lEroLN."