Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-16

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map, colored light and dark, to represent the
free and slave states, and pointing to several
dark spots upon it-one in the vicinity of
Vicksburg-he said, my view of it is, that
the colored people will have to take those
places, and will have to hold them Gap
plauSe.) Il desire to accomplish this result
Il have explained he said, 'the matter to va
rious officers Of high rank, but have always
found on those occasions | ran afoul of some
body's dignity. | would like anybody who
can to undertake the matter. | believe Gen.
Fremont peculiarly adapted to this special
work. | would like to have him do it, The
committee was dismissed with assurances that
the president would consider the subject Mr..
Chase, during the entire interview, said moth
ing. Mr.. Sumner, who was also present, was
enthusiastic, and declared the brightest page
in history would be written by that mans
hand who would undertake this thing.
"On the following Monday, at another in
terview, the president told the committee that
if they had the entire ten thousand troops they
promised raised, he would give Gen. Fremont
department that very morning. He was
disposed in that case to awe obstacles. He
ultimately settled to arrange the matter by
writing Il letter to senator Sumner substantial
ly embodying what he had said. Col. Fair
man said the president had written that letter
but 1t was not eXpedient to give the cores
pondence publicity at this time"
The other interview to which we refer was
obtained by Mr.. James Taussig of St. Louis,
who acted on behalf of meeting of Germans
held in that city, and presented to the presi-
dent a series Of radical resolutions passed at
the meeting. Mr.. TausSig's report gives
such lively idea of the course of the CONVEX
sation and of his own complete discontinue
by the homely wisdom OF Mr.. Lincoln, that
we print the document entire =
"4HesSrS. Emile P-etorious, Theodore Oshaw-
sen, and R. E..ROmbaur, Committee, &C.:
''Geatten,en During professional vis;
to Washington city | presented to the preSi.
dent of the United States, in compliance with
your instructions, copy of the resolutions
adopted IN mass meeting at st. Louis on the
10th of May, 1868, and | requested a reply to
the suggestions therein contained The pres
ilent, after careful and loud reading OF the
whole report of proceedings, saw proper to
enter into conversation of two hours dura.
ton, in the course of which most of the topics
embraced In the resolutions and other subjects
were discussed. AS my share in the CONVEX
sation is of secondary importance, propose
to omit it entirely in this report, and, avoiding
details, to communicate to you the substance
of noteworthy remarks made by the president
81. The president said that it may be il
misfortune for the nation that he was elected
president. Tha thaving been elected by the
people, he meant to be president, and to per-
form his duty according to his best under
standing, if he had to die for it, No general
will be removed, nor will any change in the
cabinet be made to suit the views or wishes of
any particular party, faction, or set OF men.
Gen. Halleck is not guilty of the charges made
AGAINST him Of Irbifh nriS
prehension or ignorance of those who prefer
them.
-. The president said that it was mistake
to suppose that Gems. John G.. Fremont, 3.
+. Butler and +. Sigel are systematically
Kept out or command, as stated in the fourth
resolution: that, IN the contrary, he fully APP
preciated the merits Of the generals named;
that by their own action they had placed them
selves in the positions which they occupied;
that he was not only willing but anxious to
place them again in command as soon as he
could find spheres of action for them, with
out doing injustice 20 others, but that at pres.
ent he had more pegs than holes to put them
in.
SO. AS to the want of unity, the president,
without admitting such to be the cast, init
mated that each member of the cabinet
responsible mainly for the manner Of con-
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