The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-22
IMPORTANT AND INTEREST :
ING INTERVIEW.
A Visit to the President--kr,
Lincoln's Views ofthe Democrat
ic Party.

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the consequences which would follow the
adoption of the war policy urged by the
friends ofGen. Mcclellan.
Judge Mills was accompanied by cx.
Gov. Randall, Of this State, VINO intro
duced him TO the President, aud whom he
warmly thanks for his readiness TO serve
his friends from Wisconsin al the capital
They Sound Che President at the Soldiers
Retreat, building not imposing in size,
half hidden in foliage, the GROUNDS taste
fully laid out"
The following is Judge Mills' account
of his interview with the President,
what he said, and his impression of MIR.
Lincoln:
The Governor asked Of man in whit
ing " the President had arrived. "Yes,"
was ,he ysply. We entered a neat,
plainly furnished room. A marble table
was in the centre. Directly appeared
from an adjoining apartment, n tall, quart
booking figure, shoulders inclined forward,
his gait stride, rapid aud shutting, ample
understanding with laJge slippers, aud
Briarian arms, with n face radiant with
intelligence and humor.
The Governor addressed him: "Mr.
President, this is my friend mud your
friend, Mills from Wisconsin,
81 aD glad to see my irie nds from Wis.
consin, they are the hearty friends ofthe
Union"
~ could not leave the city, Mr.. Prosi.
dent, withOH, hearing words ot cheer
from your own lips. Upon you, as the
representative Of the loyal people de pend,
rs we believe the existence OF our Cow
ernment and the future Of America
This introduced political topics.
"Mr. President" said Governor Ran
dali, "why can't you seek seclusion. aud
play hermit for iVrtnighl IL would
re-invigUraie you"
"Aye," said the President, "two or
three weeks wosld do me no good. l
cannot fly from my though,s--my solic.
tude for this great country follows me
wherever I 20. don't think it personal
vanity or ambition, though AIN not free
from these infrmites; but | can not but
feel that veal or woe Of this great nation
will lie decided in November. There is
no programme off, red by any wing of the
/ Democratic party but thut must result in
the permanent destruction of the UnioD.n
"Bui, MIR. President, Geh. Mcclellan
is in favor Of crushing out the rebellion
| by force. He will be the Chicago cand5-
date"
"Sir," said the President, "thc slight
est knowledge OF arithmetic will prove to
any man that the rebel army cannot be
destroyed with Democratic strategy. i,
would sacrifice oil the white men Of the
North to do it. There nro now in the
~ sk., ITn.s..A
900 uble.bodied colored men, most of
them under arms, defending aud acqu..
ing Union territory. The Democratic
strategy demands that these forces be
disbanded, aud that the must,rs be
conciliated by restoring them to slavery.
The black men who now assist Ulion
prisoners to escape, are TO be converted
into our enemies in the vain hope of
gaining the COED will Of. the masters -
we shall have to fight two nations instead
Of one.
You cannot conciliate the South If you
guarantee to them ultimate success; aud
the experience OF the pres mt war proves
their success is inevitable if fling the
compulsory labor Of millions of black
men into their side OF the scale. VIII
uu ENG Oul tHtil'tb butu uu-
vantages as insure success, and then de-
pend on cOaxing, 1ittery and concession
TO get them back into the Union! Absn-
don nl. the posts now garrisoncd by black
men; take 200 900 men from our side
aud put them in the battlefield against
us, and VIC would be compelled To aban.
don tho war in three weeks.
We have TO hold territory in inclement
and sickly places; where are the Demo.
Gratis TO do this! 1t wus a free fight, aud
the field was open to the War Democrats
to put down this rebellion by fighting
against both master aud slave, long be-
fore the present policy was inauguratcd.
There have been men base enough to
propose to Inc to return to slavery the
black warriors ofPort Hudson and Olustee,
aud thus win the respect OF the masters
they fought. Should do 30, | should
deserve to be damned in time and eter-
nifty. Come what will, l will keep my
faith with friend aud foe. My enemies
pretend am now carrying on this war
Tor the sole purpose Of abolition. So
long os | am President, IL shall be car
ricd on for the sole purpose Of restoring
the Union. But no human power can
subdue this rebellion without the use OF
emancipation policy. and every other
policy calculated TO weaken the moral
and ply steal forces of the rebellion.
Freedom has gwen US 100000 men
raised on Southern soil. 1t will give Us
more yet. Just SO much il has subtract.
ed from the enemy ,and instead Of slienat-
ing the South, thsre are now evidences
of . f..tarnal faalin0 prom in n, I'm hal vvaen