, 1865-12-03
m. LINCOLN ,iNb stTAD.nf

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NE. .1nsco4s'a rAsr INTERVIEW ,w111I xn, m
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-Isuppqae 3he heart Of no. man was ever
mnIe'h Med mp with. Thanksgiving thsr. vaa
that Of, PresidenE Lincoln 1pon hi. rntn1n
from Rsehmoaaf tho week previous to the -
eas,fnation- As bis responsibility had been
greater than thai OF Others, 20 had his das.p-
ingH deeper, II thu successive 6iaufs II cam
hid hnen; md tka heavens 1fTs Ill akSo1
With The 1okens: 6f the mornfnxt The ewes
mat hsd been strained through the dszk-
nsss OF ioW. long years for the fa1ntest
gummer1nsg os the dawn had at last, from tho
heights Of another Pissah, looked oyeT into
the promised land Of peace. He returned to
HasMne ton viii the fnteatio1 81 immnHsiely
issuing 4 Proclamation Of thanksgiyiuF. in an
ttipation of the.veEy celebration in w6ich he
nation -Nl!I enGa$c, u accordance with the
proclamation Of President johnson, on the -
suing 7th of DecsanhcE:- During Els ahsAz.ee
Secretary Seward had met with the serinns
accident by which his ann was hrokfn:
Mr.. Lncoln's first visit was 10 the 'house.of
the Secretary, who Has cnnfEed to lis bed
By h,s injuries After:a few words of sym
pathy and coincidence, with q countenance
! bean Ing wtth Joy and satisfaction, he entered
uPon m account Of bis visit to. Richmond,
and the glorious SUCCESS Of Grxnt-throwfnr
himself, IN his almost boyish ruita,ion, al
iutl length ACROSS tho bed, supporting bis
head upon one hasd, and in this manner te-
lionS-c Concluding, be If1ed himself III up D and and
said; and now for u day of national
thanksgiyingi'' Mr.. Seward entered fnliy
tntos 4hls feelings, but obse1ved, With
characteristic caution, that. the Issue
between Sherman and Johnston had
not yet been decided, and a premature
celebration might have the effect to nerve N
remaining army Of the Confederacy to rreat
Desperation He advised, therefore. no nGi.
cial designation Of a day until The result az
shetman,s, conhhations Was known.nl Id.
mittl1E the force Of the Secetary's view, Nj.
th1ss neeh Ee.1stanty Eass Up The purpose and
the Last most atrocious, but eliminating act
Of the most wicked of all rebelllors recorded
on The pages Of history! It was The last In
terFiew on earth between the President md
his Secretary Of State.
'.TAD'' ON TIE Po1oMAc.
and not ss.Thaadeus," as Is generally sup.
4 posed. having been named for SIR. Iincoinss
tatherh almost always accompanied his
father npon. tho Tasious excursions down the
river which he was In the habit of making.
Once, going down 10 Fortress Monroe, .'rad''
much Engaged IN converslpg with the party
who : accompanied, him. aud he Al
length said "'Tad," you will be a
good boy. and not disturb me any
more TIL We Set to Fortress Moaroc, uwill
while, but soon forgot bis promise, and and vas ta
~ "nolsy" a. ever: Upon reaching their des-
tinatiou, however, boy like. he said 'sFatber.
want my dollar" Mr. Lincoln turned to
him and said Ind do yon think, You
have earned II :" Ye* WIS the sturdy 10.
ply. Mr: Lincoln looked at him half re-
hff11IV ON fnuAn n-& awL $NA.> ~
from bis pocket-book dollar note, he said !:
Wen, Tad; At anJ rate, will keep my past
of the hargain.' -
Late ono evening Was sRtlnE IN Mr.. Nieo-
lays room (tbe private secretary, when Rob-
"wcll," said be, II havc Just had a great
row with the President Of the Unlicd States"
"What - said l. "Yes,n b. replied. Man11
very good cause for 1t, too Do you know"
be continued, j" Tad went orer to the War
Department to-day. and Stanton commission
What does be do but 20 or aud order sausn.
tity ofmuakcts sent to thahouscl Tonight he
had the audacity to ,dischaE,c tho Euifd''
Ion regular duty at the White Housed, sand
he then mustered all .the gardeners and serv-
ants, save them the guns, drilled them, and
found It out an hour ago. " continued Robert,
and, thinking It a great shame, - the men
had been hard ut work an day I went to
father abont It; but, instead o Furnishing
sTad, as Think he nught, he exidentiy looks
snR 4 aa Eoea IT, so.Ie9 so9 vent DO
went TO bed, and then thr men weze quietly
discharged And 30 It happened that the
presideniia iia1 mansion was ing gnsrded one night
at least during the wart
"7Ap = -Furs HIS Toor DOWN.:
One day some- OF Bfsdy's photographers
cameup to maks come staeoscopic "stuales ~
for me Of the Presidents office. .Thn topc-
In which TO "derelop" the pictures, aud.
without thought thatI was Infringing upop
anybody's rights, I took them to I room that
~ Tad" had darkened and lifted up as I.
"theatre.'' He had arranged stage, cur
tains, orchestra stalls, parquctte, and all
with mono Of bis arrangement, as they simply
wished a darkened room, showed Them Tho
way to this apartment.
Everything went on well, and one or two
pictures had been taken, when suddenly there
vas IN uproaz. Tho ssoperator came back
great offence 1t the occupation Of hix room
without his permission, and had locked hi
| door refusing to admit them. Their 4cfcm
icals " were all inside, and there was no va,
OF getting At them, be having earried off .th1
saiion. Tsd" burst IN, 10 featiai ~ e psssiou se5
He laid all the blnmc upon me,-said that
had no right to use his room, md that: III
men shonld not 60 IN even to get their thing,
1e bad locked" The door, and they ;ahoul
Rs o ss Ma Insala sas5 5sq 5o aa o6ass, 6ses
ting, for Photograph. sod Was sti
IN the chair. He said. very midi,
"tTad,' 60 and, unlock the, door. "Tad
went off mutterfng into his mother's room
tctuafng 70 oboy: followed him Into ii
passage, but 10 eoaxing weuld pacily hin
stilt sitting patiently In the chair, nom Whlc
| he had not risen. He satd: ALIAS NOT the DO
! opened that room ?" replied that NC coui
do nothing with him-hc had goue OF IN
great pet. Tho Presidents lips came togethe
across the passage With the ar Of one bent o.
punishment, and disappeared in the domesti,
apartments. Directly he returned with th,
key to the theatre" which be unlocked
himself "Thete.' eaid he, "go ahead, t
al right now" Ho then went back to hi
Office, foll1wed By MYSELF and resumed hi:
He was violently excited when went to him
I simply said. Tad do you know you nj
making -FOUR father a great deal of trouble
He burst into tears, instantly giving ms Ut
the key" sueh was Mr. Lncolni in the bosom
Of his fanily. =;
TAD" AVID TIE ASSASSINATION.
4A4AllE -A4Ab AkAlllC agony Of 3Ttcf QpQE
being told that his father had been shot, wns
alluded to In the Washington correspondence
OF the time For twenty four hours the little
fellow was perfectly -i1consolable. SUNDAY
morning, however, The sun rose IN mclouded
sPlendor, and IN his simplicity ne looked upon
this as token that his father WAS happy.
(. "Do you think mJ father has gone TO
hcaven:" be asken Of gentleman who had
called upon Mrs. lincoln. II have, not q
do1bt OF H." was the reply. "Then," be ex.
claimed, in hls broken way, II am glad be
has gone there, for he was s,ertr happy here.
This was not good place for him p
ER. I1Sco1s's OPINION or RELIGIOUS
CRKEDs.
! nm indebted to Hon. H. G. Deninz, OF
Hartford, for two or three Interesting and
characteristic Incidents, which he kindly az
corded me permission to copy:
On m occassou I shall never forret,n u Saws
Mr. Deming, the conversation turned upon
religious subjects, and Mr. Lincoln made hi.
impressive remark: have never united nv.
tef to any church, because have found dith
Guilty IN giving my assent, without mental
reservation, to the long. complicated state
ments Of Chrtstia1 doctrine which character,
r. thcI1 articles Of belief and confessions Of
faith+: When any church will insc1ibe oycl
It's altar, as It's sole qualification for member.
chip he continued, 1.-THE Sarior'5 condensed
statement Of the substance Of both law mad
gospel, Thou shalt lore tho Lord tby COD
With all thy heart, and with all thy soul. AND
with all thy mind, and thy nciehbor as thy
SELL that church will }oin with all nv heart
aud all ny soul-'" In this day Of churcE
councils for the revision Of crecds, this sim
PIC statement deserves to be embalmed In let
terS OF gold all over tha lind