The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-07-11

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this paragraph" resumed Mr.. Lincoln,
aSewardS stopped me and said, u
think, Mr.. President, that you should
insert after the word 'recogniss,' in that
sentence, the words land maintain,' !
replied that had already fullyIconsid'
cred the import of that expression in
the connection, but ] had not introduce
ed it because it was not my way to
promise what / was not entirely sure
that could perform, and | was not
prepared to say that l thought we were
exactly able to maintain this. But MIR.
Seward insisted that we ought to take
this ground, and the words finally went
in.N' Ira1oa3ia non oGod aa.hi .f.c
In February last, o few dayt after
the passage Of the constitutional
Amendment" / wasdin Washington,
and was received by Mr.. Lincoln with
the kindness and familiarity which had
characterized our previous intercourse,
I said to him one day that | was very
proud to have been the artist to have
first conceived of the design of taking
a picture commemorative OF the aot OF
emancipation-rthat subsequent occur
rences had only confirmed my own
Judgment of that act as the most sub
/ lime moral event in our history. "Yes,'
said he-and never do ! remember to
have noticed in him more earnestness
of expression or Manner" as affairs
have turned it is the central act Of my
administration, and the great event o.
the nineteenth century" " ise .rG g'a,
I remember to have asked him, or
ono occasion, if there was not some op
position manifested on the part OF sew
eral members of the Cabinet to the
emancipation policy. He said in re
plyi eNothing more than have stat
ed to you. Mr. Blair thought we sho'e
lose the fall elections, and opposed it OF
that ground only" Said l 81 ohav'
understood. that Secretary Smith wa
not in favor of your action. MIR. Blal
told me that, when the meeting closed
and he and the Secretary of the Interi
or went away together, and that tn
latter told him, if the President carrie'
out that policy, he might count OF
losing Indiana sure."s He never sai'
ANYTHING of the kind to me-" returne,
the President. And how" said
"does Mr.. Blair feel about it now?"-
"Oh," was the prompt reply, she prov
ed right in regard to the fallelectior
but he 10 satisfied that We have sine
gained more than we have lost"
have been toid," said /, "that Judg
Bates doubted the constitutionality c
the proclamation" "IIe never expires:
ed such an opinion in my hearing," r'
piled Mr.. Lincoln. mo member {
the Cabinet ever dissented from tn
policy, in any conversation with me.
Mr.. Chase told me that, at the Cat
met meeting Immediately after the ba
tie of Antietam, and just prior to tn
issue of the September proclamation
!, the President entered upon the bushes
!. before them by saying that "the tim
for the ennunciation of the 0manGlp;
ton policy could no longer be delaye.
Public sentiment, he thought, "woul
sustain it-many of his warmest frieno
and supporters demanded ity and ia
prornissd his God that he you'd do H!'-
The last part of this was uttered in
i low tone, aud appeared to be heard b
, no one but Secretary Chase, who w;
: sitting near him. He asked the Pres
dent if he correctly understood him.-
: Mr.. Lincoln replied d. made a solsn'
|. vow before God Mat, If Gen. Lee ~
I, driven back from Psnnsylsania, 1 Wou
]. erovn the res,Vf5y tie declaration cfJrs
!, dom 10 the slave"