The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-10-01
LINCOLN'S VIEWS OF THE DEMO,
CRATIC PARTY

LIN GOLN7S VIEWS OF THE DEMOa
CRATIC PARTY.
The Grant County (Wis.) Herald con-
tains very interesting letter from Hon.
John 7. Mills, Judge of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit, giving an account of recent in
terVieW with Mr.. Lincoln, with report of
the remarks of the latter in regard to the
consequences which would follow the adop-
ton Of the war policy urged by the friends
of Gen. Mcclellan.
Judge Mills was accompanied by ex Gov
ernor Randall, of Wisconsin, who intro
duced him to the President, and whom be
warmly thanks for his readiness to serve
his friends from Wisconsin at the capital.
They found the President at the Soldiers
Retreat, ga building not imposing in size.
half hidden in foliage, the grounds tasteful
ly laid out.''
The following is Judge Mills account of
his interview with the President, what he
said, and his impression of Mr.. Lincoln !:
The Governor asked man in waiting if
the President had arrived. eyes," was
the reply. We entered neat, plainly fur
nished room. A marble table was in the
center. Directly appeared from an adjoin-
ing apartment, tall, gaunt- looking figure,
shoulders inclined forward, his gait astride,
rapid and shutting, ample understandings,
with large slippers and Briaran arms, with
a face radiant with intelligence 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"
81 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 Government
and the future of America" This intro
duced political topics.
|, "Mr. President" said Governor Randall
''why can't you seek seclusicn and play
hermit fer fortnight ? it would invigorate
you"
"Aye," said the President, "two or three
weeks could do me no good. cannot fly
from my thoughts-my solicitude for this
great country follows me wherever l go.
don't think it is personal vanity or ambi-
ton, though I am not free from these in-
frmities, but I cannot but feel that the
veal or woe of this great nation will be de-
cided in November There is no pro-
gramme offered by any wing of the Demo
cratic party but that must result in the per
manent destruction of the Union"
But, Mr.. President, Gen. cClellan is
in favor of crushing out the rebellion by
force. He will be the Chicago candidate -
"Sir," said the President, 1.-the slightest
knowledge of arithmetic will will prove to
any man that the rebel armies cannot be de-
stroyed with Democratic strategy. Il
would sacrifice all the white men Of the
North to do it. There are now in the SER
vice of the United States near 5000 able
bodied eolored men, most of them under
arms, defending and acquiring Union terri
tory. 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 assist
Union prisoners to escape, are to be con
verted into our enemies in the vain hope o.
gaining the good will of their masters
We shall have to fight two nations instead
of one.
"You cannot conciliate the South if you
guarantee to them ultimate success, and tbs
experience of the present war has proved
their success is inevitable, if you fling tbt
compulsory labor of millions of black mer
into their side of the scale. Will you give
our enemies such military advantages as in.
sure success, and then depend on coaxing
fattery and concession, to get them back
into the Union Abandon al the post:
now garrisoned by black men; take goo,
, 600 men from our side and put them in tht
battle field against US, and we would b
compelledto abandon the war it three weeks
''We have to hold territory in inclemen
and sickly places where are the Democrat
to do this It was a free fight, and th
field was open to the war Democrats to pu
down this rebellion by fighting gainst boil
master and slave, long before the presen
policy was inaugurated
"There have been men base enough t.
: propose to me TO return to slavery the blacl
warriors of Port Hudson and OlEslee, ant
e thus win the respect of the masters the,
r fought. Should do so, I should deserv
to be damned IN time and eternity Com,
} what will, I viii keep my faith with frien'
aud foe. My enemies pretend I am no
carrying on this for the sole purpose of re
: storing the Union. But no human powe
] can subdue this rebellion without the US
5 of the emancipation policy, and every 9th
er policy calculated to weaken the mora
! and physical forces of the pebellion.
: Freedom has given Us 100000 me
] raised on Southern soil. It will give U
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