Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-11

Interesting and Important ConVersation
with the President---HIs Views upon
Missouri Affairs.
We find in the St. Louis Democrat, q com
municatiOn detailing the result Of semi
official conversation with the President,
upon certain matters of public interest.
A meeting of Germans of the city Of st.
Louis was held some time since, at which
time resolutions of decidedly radical
character were adopted. These resolutions
were presented to the President by James
Tsussig, Esq, whom the Democrat charac-
terises as leading lawyer Of this city,
a gentleman of good character and Of un-
doubted standing in the community. He
is entirely responsible"
Mr.. Taussig publishes sort Of report
Of his mission, addressed to the resolution
committee. He slys that he presented
them to the President and asked reply to
the suggestions therein contained. The
President entered into conversation with
him and made-in substance-the follow
ing remarks He said that it might be a
misfortune that he had been sleeted Pres
ident, but having been, he meant to do his
duty, as he understood it. No general
would be removed and no change il the
Cabinet made, to suit the views or wishes
Of any particular faction. General Hal
leck is not guilty Of the charges made
against him; most of them arise from the
misapprehension or ignorance of those who
prefer them. The President said that it
was a mistake to suppose that Generals
John C. Fremont, B. F. Butler andF sigeI
are systematically kept out of command" /"
that on the contrary, he fully appreciated
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,
without doing injustice to ethers, but that
at present he "had more pegs than holes
TO put them in"
As to want of unity in the Cabinet, the
President did not admit nor deny it, but
said that each was responsible mainly for
the conduct of his particular department,
and that the only Capitalization Of respOn-
sibility was in tAe President himself.
He greatly deprecated the dissensiOns
between Union men in Missouri, and said
&" the two parties ought to have their heads
knocked together" In conversation upon
this point, the President favored gradual
rather than immediate Emancipation. The
Democrat attributes this feeling TO the fact
that even Mr.. Bates, the representative Of
Missouri in the Cabinet has not visited
his home for two years and there can be,
therefore, only an incorrect idea Of the
present prevailing sentiment among the
people of the State.
In regard to the present command IN
Missouri, the President said that General
Curtis was not relieved on account Of any
wrong act, or great mistake committed by
him. The system of Provost Marshals, es-
tablished by him throughout the State
gave rise to violent complaint. That the
President had thought at one time to ap-
point General Fremont in his place; that
at another time he had thought Of appoint
ing General Mcdowell, whom he charao.
terized as a good and loyal, although very
unfortunate soldier, and that at last Gen.
eral schOfeld was appointed with a view
if possible, to reconcile and satisfy the two
factions in Missouri. He has instructions
not to interfere with either party, but tC
confns himself to his military duties.