Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-06-18
VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT.

VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Our readers are already aware, from the refer
ences made to the fact in our columns that for some
months past the Radical Republicans OF st. Louis,
and especially that portion Of them who are
Germans, have been conducting vigorous cam
paign against the President, Cabinet, and General
in Chief of the Army The movement cspe to q
head few weeks since by the assembling of q
Convention at st. Louis, composed not only Of the
Teutonic but of other "radicals," who emphati-
cally informed Mr.. Lincoln that he might make
his peace with them by dismissing Secretaries
Seward and Blair from his Cabinet, by driving
Gen Halleck out Of Washington, by restoring
Gems Fremont, Butter, and Sigel to large COM
mands, and by removing all "the gradual emanci-
pationists" and Frank Blair men" from public
office in Missouri, and appointing "radicals'' in
their places
committee was appointed by these malcon-
tented patriots to wait upon the President and
signify to him the wishes Of his "friends" in
Missouri, and to apprize him at the same time of
the conditions on which he might indulge the hope
of receiving their future support. That duty has
been performed on behalf Of the committee by Mr..
j. Taussig, and the result is communicated to the
public in the report which, besides its local sgni6
cance has enough of general interest to entite it to
place in our columns.
1t will be seen that the response of the Pre-
sdent to his selfappointed instructors is sufd-
GENTLY explicit, well entirely characteristic,
so far as the matter and manner Of his discourse
are disclosed by Mr.. Taussig. 1t is one of the
tribulations which must greatly add to the " ia
tgues of Office" at this juncture, that our anable
President has to give SO much of his time and at
tention to persons who, apparently having no
business Of their own, expend large degree of
their surplus energy in benevolenty minding the
business of the President.
REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE
Messrs Emile Preorins, Theodore OshaussR and r. f.
ROmbausr, Committee, DC.
GENTLEMEN During professional visit to Washing
ton city, presented to the President of the United States
in compliance with your Instructions copy of the
lutons adopted in meeting st Louis the 10Th
of May, 1863 and requested reply to the suggestions
| therein contained
The President after careful and loud reading of the
whole report Of proceedings proper to enter into
Of two hours duration, the of which
of the topics embraced in the resolutions and other
/
As my share conversation s of secondary impor-
tance propose omit it entirely in this report and,
avoiding details to communicate to the substance Of
noteworthy remarks made by the President.
l. The President said that it may be misfortune for the
nation that be elected President. But having been
elected by the people he meant to be President and to
perform his duty according to has best understanding, If
be had to die for it, No General will be removed,
will any change in the Cabinet be made to suit the views
wishes of any particular party faction, or set of
Gen. Haleck is not guilty of tho charges made against
| m mo o. rise
| rance Of those who prefer them.
q The President said that 1t mistake to suppose
that Gems. John c. Fremont b f. Butler and +. Sigel
Systematically kept out of command" stated in
the fourth resolution that the contrary, he fully ap
preciaed the merits OF the gentlemen named that by
their action, they had placed themselves IN the posi-
tions which they occupied that he not willing but
anxious place them command soon as he could
find spheres of action for them without doing injustice to
Others but that at he had pegs than holes
| to put them in.'
As to the want of unity, the President, without ad
mng such TO be the intimated that each member
of the Cabinet responsible mainly for the manner of
conducting the affairs OF his particular department; that
there Capitalization OF responsibility for the action
Of the Cabinet any where except in the President himself
a. The dissensons between Union in Missouri are
due solely factious spirit which is exceedingly repre-
hensibe The two parties ought to have their heads
knocked together" Either would rather see the defeat
Of their adversary than that Of Jefferson Davis To this
spirit of faction s be acrbed the failure Of the Legs
to elect Senators and the defeat of the Missouri aid
bill In Congress the passage of which the President
ia Missouri who in favor Of gradual sancp tion rep
resented bis views better than those who 10 favor OF
immediate emancipation In explanation OF his views on
this subject the President said that In his speeches he had
frequently used illustration the of who
had the back Of his neck the removal OF
which in operation would result the death OF the
patient while tinkerIng it off by degrees would pre-
life Although sorey tempted did not reply with
the illustration Of the dog whose tail amputated by
incbes but confined myself to argument The President
announced clearly that, far he at present ad
vsed the radicals in Missouri had right TO consider
themselves the exponcns of his views the subject Of
emancipation in that State
Gen Curtis not relieved on account of any wrong
act great mistake committed by him. The system OF
provost marshas established by him throughout the State
gave rise to violent complaint That the President had
thought at time to appoint Gen. Fremont in his pace
that Mt another time he had thought Of appointing Gen
Mcdowell, whom he characterized q good and 10y al,
though very unfortunate soldier and that at last Gen.
Sco6ed appointed with view, IL possible, to recon-
ce and satisfy the two factions 10 Missouri He has in
sructons not to interfere with either party but con6ne
himself TO his military duties.
assure you gentlemen that our side Of the
fully presented the occasion permitted At the close
Of the conversation the President remarked that there
evidently serious Misunderstanding" sprneng up be-
tween him and the Germans OF st. Louis which he would
like TO removed Observing TO him that the difference
Of opinion related TO facts, and withdrew
am, very respectfully, DC.
| CALL FOR TROOPS IN MARYLAND
| The Hon. A. w. BRADFORD, Governor Of Maryland,
issued proclamation in response to that of the Pre-.