Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-09-14
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING INTERVIEW
Judge Mills Visits the President.
Views Of the Democratic Policy.

The Grant County Herald contains a
very interesting letter from Hon. J. T
Mills, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
giving an account of recent interview
with Mr.. Lincoln, with a report of the re
marks of the latter in regard to the conse
qnences which would follow the adoption
of the war policy urged by the friends o.
Gen. Mcclellan.
Judge Mills was accompanied by ex-
Gov Randall, of this State, who intro.
duced him to the President, and whom he
warmly thanks for his readiness to serve
his friends from Wisconsin at the capital
They found the President at the Soldier
Retreat /" a building not imposing in size,
half hidden in foliage, the grounds taste
fully laid out"
The following is Jadge Mills account
of his interview with the President, what
he said, and his impression of Mr. Lin
coin -
The Governor asked of man in wait
ing if the President had arrived. eyes,
was the reply We entered a neat. plain
a
in the center Directly appeared from an
adjoining apartment, a tall, gaunt looking
figure, shoulders inclined forward his gait
astride rapid and shuffling, ample under-
standings with large slippers, and Briari-
an arms, with face radiant with intelli-
gence and humor.
The Governor addressed him: Mr.
President, this is my friend and your
friend. Mills from Wisconsin"
81 am glad to see my friends from Wis
consin; they are the hearty friends of the
Union"
Il could not leave the city, Mr. Presi-
dent, without hearing words of cheer from
your own lips. Upon you, as the repre-
sentative of the loyal people, depend as
we believe the existence of our govern
ment and the future of America. This
introduced political topics
Mr. President" said Gov. Randall,
why CAM you seek seclusion and play
hermit for fortnight; it would reinyigo-
rate you"
Aye" said the President, "two or three
weeks would do me no good. | can not
fly from my thoughts-my solicitude for
this great country follows me wherever
90. | don't think it is personal vanity or
ambition. though | am not free from these
infrmities, but | cannot but feel that the
veal or woe of this great nation will be
decided in November There is no pre-
eramme offered by any wiEg of the demo
cratic party but that must result in the
permanent destruction of the Union.
"But, Mr. President, General Mcclellan
is in favor of crushing out the rebellion
bv 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 des-
troved by 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 200, 900 able-bodied
colored men, most of them under arms,
defending and acquiring Union territory.
The democratic strategy demands that
these forces be disbanded, and that the
masters be conciliated by restoring them
TO slavery. The black men who now as
sist Union prisoners to escape, they are
TO be converted into our enemies in the
vain hope of gaining the good will of their
masters We shall have to fight two ma
tions instead of one
''You cannot conciliate the South if you
guarantee to them ultimate success; and
| the experience of the present war proves
/ their success is inevitable if you fling the
/ cumpulsorv labor Of millions of black men
/ into their side of the scale. Will you give
/ our enemies such military advantages as
ensure success, and then depend on coax
/ ing. fattery and concession to get them
| back into the Union? Abandon all the
! posts now garrisoned by black men; take