Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-02

me. no vigilance could keep then ,iu. We are 90
mred 40 10 our afsirs that-no .matter what
The system established-a conspirscy 10 sssas-
finsfe. n sueh there we're, could sssily obtain .
p.ss 20 secfne FOR any one or NOR! Of lie instru
ments. II
{" To bstsay fear Of this. by pla.ing guard. or
% forth. would only be to put The siea into their
heads, and perhaps lead to the vers result Il was
intended to prevent A 70 ths crazy folks.
Major. -by must only take my 'chaDces-thc
sors! crazy folks at present. ! fear. being some
Of my Own too jealous adhereuts That there
may De sseh dangers a. you add rany others
have suggested 10 me il quite Sjssible: but
CUES. it woulda't improve things oby To publish
that ne were afraid OF them In advance
At this point The President ,urbento the papers
l bad brought over for bis aignaturv and. signing
them, handed them 10 me with Flme message
for General Halleek Whereupon bowed my
sslf out, and the stream Of omD,am gatherum
humanity from the waiting room. again com
mcnced Rowing in upon him-sorletimes In ia
dvidual, sometimes in depulations, or collective
vaves
The whole iuterview have hire narrated,
though taking 40 much longer TO I'll had prob
ably not endured over ten or fifteen minutes; and
il was the frat. although not the OILY time. that
heard Mr. Lincoln discuss tho possibility Of an
attempt TO assassinste him.
The second time was when he Dkne over one
evening after dinner to General Hal,eck's private
quarters 20 protest-half jocularyt half in ear
nest-against a small detachment OF cavalry
which had been detailed without hi}request, aud
partly against bis will. by the lamtnted General
Wadsworth. az guard for his carrhge in going
to and returning from the Soldiers Home The
burden Of his complaint vas that Us and Nfs
Lincoln "couldn't hear themselves ;alk, for the
clatter OF their sabfes aad spurs. lnd that as
many of them appeared new haIsis and very
awkward. he vas more afraid OF ustng shot by
the accidental discharge Of one Of Aelr carbines
or revolvers. than Of any attempt uSon his life or
for his capture by the rowing sQhads Of JED
Stuarts cavalry. then lowering al. around Ito
exterior works OF the city.
This conversation IN related a. reSroauced by
a memory OF perhaps more than av1rage tenae-
ity. precisely the writer wovldfre word the
matter II called upon 10 give eyideSce therean.
ent in court OF justice. Nothing has been
added % IL. nor anything suppressed that / san
recoect The Presidents remah s-perhaps
soliIoquy were the better term-reNtive TO the
necessity OF constant intetcommu;. cation with
the average people of the country. .nade deep
impression on me; and his calling fese general
receptions bis public opinion b}hs,' was a
phrase no, TO be forgotten.
From the 25th OF August. 1862, yntil relieved
from General Halleck's staii-late mi the Deem
Der of the same year-the writer ~ the good
fortune OF enjoying frequent opportunities Of
seeing and hearing Mr. Lincoln; tud more es
pecially during the dark days irsm General
Pope's disastrous defeat at the secoi.l Bull Run
and Chantilly until after the enemy beaten by
Mcclellan at Antietam, had again .,een driven
South. Daring all this period the resident. ac-
companied by either Major Hay or Y ..Nicolay,
spent several evenings in each weekiat General
Hallccks private quarters: and il celtainly il not
too much TO say that the moro any 0andid mind
saw OF Mr Lincoln-even il oppose4 to bis poll
teal yiews-the more deeply must 1 have be
come impressed by the homey hon, sty. kindli
ness. force. shrewdness, originality 4 humor aud
self-sscri6cing patriotism OF that grd t and good
mans character