Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-09-08
Judge Mills at Washington.

anu ucIt lOI ulmSell, anu 1kouA 'oso w
form his own opinions of matters and
things. Shortly after his arrival, in
company with Ex-Governor Randall
who is always ready to pilot Wiscon-
sin man to whatever department ofstate
be may have business with-he paid
visit to the President, who received him
cordially, and in truly Democratic style.
The following extract from letter, from
Judge Mills to the Grant Co. Herald,
gives the substance Of the conversation !:
'Mr. President this is my friend and
your friend, Mills from Wisconsin" 81
am glad to see my friends from Wiscon-
sin they are the hearty friends of the
union" II could not leave the city Mr..
President without hearing words of cheer
from your own lips. Upon you, as the
representative of the loyal people depend,
as we believe, the existence of our gov
eminent and the future of America. p
, This introduced political topics. 'Mr.
President" said Governor Randall, why
can't you seek seclusion, and play her
NIT for fortni ght !? 1t would re-invigor-
ate YOU "Aye" said the President.
"two or three weeks would do me no
good. I can not fly from nay thoughts
my solicitude for this great country fol-
lows me wherever [ 60. don't think
it is personal vanity or ambition, though
[ am not free from these infrmities, but
I cannot but feel that the veal or woe
of this great nation will be decided in
November. There is no programme of
fered by any wing Of the democratic
party but that must result in the per-
manent destruction of the union" "But,
Mr.. President, General Mcclellan is in
favor of crushing out the rebellion by
force. He will be the Chicago candi-
date Sir" said the President, the
slightest knowledge of Arithmetic will
prove to any man that the rebel armies
cannot be destroyed with democratic
strategy. 1t would sacrifice all the white
men of the north to do it. There are
now in the service of the United States
near 1000 able bodied colored men,
most Of them under arms, defending and
acquiring union territory. The demo-
cratic s. rategy demands that these forces
be disbanded, and that masters be con-
ciliated by restoring them to slavery
The black man who now assists union
prisoners to escape, they are to be con-
verified into our enemies in the vain hope
of gaining the good will of their mas
tiers. We shall have to fight two ma
tions instead of one. You cannot con-
ciiate the south if you guarantee to
them ultimate success; and the expert
ence Of the present war proves their sue
cess is inevitable if you fling the com
pulsory labor Of millions of black men
into their side Of the scale. Will you
give your enemies such military adyan-
tages as ensure success, and then depend
on coaxing, fattery and concession to
get them back into the union? Aban-
don all the posts now garrisoned by black
men take 200, 900 men from our side
and put them in the battle field, or corn
field against us, and we would be compel
led to abandon the war in three weeks.
We have to hold territory in inclement
and sickly places where are the demo-
Gratis to do this 1t was a free fight,
and the field was open to the war demo-
Gratis to put down this rebellion by fight
ing against both master and slave, long
before the present policy was Inaugural
ted. There have been men base enough
to propose to me to return to slavery the
black warriors of Port Hudson and o.
ustee, and thus win the respect of the
masters they fought. Should | do so, l
should deserve to be damned in time
and eternity. Come what will I will
keep my faith with friend and foe. Ny
enemies pretend I am now carrying on
this war for the sole purpose of abolition.
So long as ] am President, it shall be
carried on for the sole purpose of restor-
ing the union. But 40 human power
can s,lbdue this rebellion without the
emancipation policy, and every other
policy calculated to weaken the moral
and physical forces of the rebellion.
Freedom has given us 100000 men rails
ed on southern soil. It will give us more
yet. Just SO much it has subtractcd
from the enemy, and instead of alienat-
ing the south, there are now evidences ola
fraternal feeling growing up between our
men and the rank and file of rebel sol
diers. Let my enemies prove to the con-
trary that the destruction of slavery is
not necessary to restoration of the
union. I will abide the issue" | saw
that the President was not mere joker
but man of deep convictions, OF abid-
ing faith in justice, truth and Providence,
His voice was pleasant, his manner ear
nest and emphatic. AS he warmed with
his theme his mind grew to the magni-
tude of his body. felt | was in the
presence ofthe great, guiding intellect
Of his age, and that those "huge Allan
team shoulders-were fit TO bear the weight
Of mi ghtiest monarchs." His transpar-
ent honesty, republican simplicity. his
cushing symnathy for those who offered