The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-06-13

ln the last number Of the RcrHe der
Deur Nondes appears a kindly article
on President Lincoln, from the pen Of
NJ. Augusie Langel, who paid visiI
10 Washington some months ago and
had a number Of opportunities for see,
ing Mr., Lincoln in private. We
avail ourselves u the translation oI
the New York Times to select few
interesting passages:
".Come and see StLouis under the
oaks Of Vincennes, said my friend
Charles Sumner one day to me. He
told me that the President opened
once week, no matter how pressing
his occupations, bis Cabinet to all who
| desired TO address petition or claim
to him. We set out for the White
( House, and entered Mr. Lincoln's
/ Cabinet, where, without being an
nounced, we took our places with q
dozen people who were waiting for
their turn. The walls were covered
with large maps representing the d.
vers places where the war was going
on. Over the chimney hung a por.
trait of President Jackson, the fea
tures dry and harsh, aud bearing the
impress Of extreme energy. Over
the marble there was Photographic
likeness beautifully done--it was that
of John Bright the eloquent defender
Of the American Union in the British
Parliament. Through two spacious
windows ! could see the white lines OF
the Potomac, the winding urands OF
Maryland, and the halt-hidden obeisk
OF Washington standing in sharp re-
lief TO the blue sky. Between the
two windows stood huge writing ia
bic, before which the President was
seated. lie did not perceive Mr.. Sum
ncr, Icing at the moment engaged in
taking wnh sumo petitioner, whom he
dismissed uon af.er we entered. The
u,her--who, Ly tie way, was dressed
like e, cry body else--brouglt forward
4 woman. She appeared to be in deep
aiil etionL and il was with difficulty
tiar size roaid explain flat her hus-
baud wa, a soldier in the regular ar
my. that hr hai served Tor long
team, aud naa asked for leave 10 quit
III ahu.nl Il return TO suppor his
family. She gol more and more en-
ltlrra,ed i. She spoke. Let me help
YOU, ran Mr.. Lincoln, kindly, and
thereupon t pnt questions TO her
wilh the method and clcarness of a
lawyer On tic luminous rectangle
# the window, through which poured
food OF sunshine, his profile appear
cd dark with the right hand he often
pushed up his hair, which made it
stand straight, or changed it into disor.
dered tulls. While ae spoke all the
the muscles Of the face put in move
ment gave an angular and strange
contour 10 his head, which had some
resemblance to that Of Mephistopheles
but his voice had all the soitness of
the father After putting some ques.
lions 10 the poor woman, he said, |
can't, myself grant you what you ask,
have-the right oi disbanding all the
arm Is Qf the Union,' he added, will
strange laugh, 'but | cannot give a
single soldier his discharge. Only
the Colonel OF your husbands regi-
ment can do what you want. The
woman deplored her poverty. She
had never, she said, suffered so much.
Madam, said Mr.. Lincoln, deepening
to a tone of slow and impressive So
lemnity, share your sorrow but,
remember that we, all of US as we are,
have never suffered what we now suf-
fer. We have all Of us our burdens
to bearp He then leaned toward
her, and for some time we only heard
the murmur OF the two voices. /
saw him write few words on piece
Of paper and give TO the woman; he
then dismissed her with the forms OF
tie most scrupulous poliieness. The
Lext who advanced was a young man
who held out his band to he President
and said with loud voice, AS for
me, have come only 10 shake Lands
with Abraham Lincoln Much
obliged, sir, said the President. offer
ing his big hand. this is our day for
business
A sadness which was almost SUI
perhuman passed now and then over