Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-07
The American Question in Europ,-
a iscnars,ab.e CONVEX alton

Elk Governor Morehetd, of Kentucky was en-
terIaIned at Il grand banquet 10y the Southern
Ciub' OF Liverpool. ;he 18th ult. the
Adelphi Hotel IN that town Mir Geo W Holt
pre- >iued. ami the cOmpan, numbered about hity
gentlemen, members OF the club Strong seceS-
Sion speeches we've. OF course. INDUCED IN, and
the Confederate Ia play eel important part in
the decoration oil the 4 few DAYS before
the Dfnquei, Mr.. M0reheid deli, cred lengthy
address American affairs before the members
OF the Southern Club
In the course OF this address. the ex Governor
detailed the substance of "a private conversation
between President Lincoln and the Representa-
tives OF the Bor er Slate~ Just alter troops had
been thrown into Fort Sumner On that occ,
sion. said Mr. Morehead said To him:--"Mr
President, YOU SAY YOU we're accidentally select
Ell, ami elected by party. You the caIdi-
date OF the party; but when YOU were elecl ed .
sir, Thought have been taught To believe
that you were the President OF the Union | op
pOsed you, sir. | said TO him, with all the zeal
and energy of which was master / endevorei
To preVe iit your e ectiOn. not because | had any
personal feelings ct enmity towards Won. but be
cause believed that It would lead To The cry re
suit that we now wines l opposed you. III,
but You are NV PreSldeit; lUn have been elected
ACCORDING 10 the forms oi The Constitution. and
you the r. e~iaent ui the people of the United
States, aud think that some little deieeace il
due To the opinions ct those Who c IfDte the
majority accurding 10 the vote that hid been
pollei, OF l.lnOOOO men in the Unite States
He At once rather bri~ky >s,id. III he "A
minority President he Mas hot the inst, ami ihtt
~ al events. he had obtained moro votes than
We could muster for any other msn." j respond
ei Il once 20 him that did not intend To recall
% hm that he WAS minority President, but sim
ply 20 annDUnce the broad fact that he WAS the
President. not of the ueu no voted tor him.
but OF The whole people Oi the Unite. States
General d noYau here interposed and presented
be mig remain perfectly lille and passive. and
let the di-iutegrstion OF the States 20 on "a it
had gone on; secondly. give guarantees such rs
were asked, and bring the whole power of his
Administration Ia bear "a obtaining those suaran-
tees, or, thirdly, resort Ia coercion, and attempt
"a iorye the seeding States into obedience
When the conversation had slackened 4 little
i veutaTed 30 appeal 10 him. in 4 manner in which
never appeaied 10 any other man. aud never ex
pect 20 do again. | said that - 70 the lat PROD
c>it'on desired 90 saw one word: that | trusted
and prayed "a God that he would not resort TO
coercion: that Il he did. the history OF his Al
miui-Grst0n would be written in blood, and all
the waters Of the Atlantic Ocean could never
wash il from hs hands. '"Heir. hear" and ap-
plau-e He asked me What would do aud II
meant 0y coercion the collecting Of the revenue
aud the taking back of the furt- which he said
belonged 10 the United State.
replied that that The only mode ia which
Il vas possible that he could under the Coustitu
ton resort 70 cOercion-bv an attemp, 20 collect