Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-13
N.. THURSDAY. sEPT.13, 1866.
n4-, Mir Carpenter tells the following char. anecdotes of President Lincoln.4

MR. LINCOLN AS A DiPLoMATIsT. tssa Upon the betrothal of the Prince of Wales to the Princess Alexandria, Queen Victoria sent letter to each of the European sever. eigns and also to President Lincoln, announc ing the fact. Lord Lyons, her embassador al Washington 'bachelor.' by the way-re quested an audience of MT. Encol,, that he might present. this important ducument in per son. At the time appointed he was received at the White House, in company with MT. Sew ard. '5. r. T
 May it please your Excellency.' said Lord Lyons, I hold in my haDd an autograph letter from my royal mistress, Queen Victoria, which 1 have been commanded to present to your Ex- cellency. In it she informs your Excellency that her son, his Royal Highuess the Prince of Wales is abouG to contract matrimonial alliance with her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandria of Denmark i.' .. ,,
 After continuing in this strain for few minutes, Lord Lyons terded the letter to the Pr sident and awaited hls reply. It was short, simple aud expressive. and consisted simply of the words: -.
 Lord Lyons, go thou and do likewise
 It is doubtful if ap English ambassador was ever addressed in this manner before. and it would be interesting to learn wha: success he met with in putting the reply in diplomatic language when he reported it to her majesty
 MIR. LINCOLN AND GEN. PHELPS.
 When Gen. Phelps took possession of Ship Island, near New Orleans, early in the war, ii will be remembered that he issued proclama. tion, somewhat bombastic in tone, freeing the slaves. To the surprise of many people, on both sides, the President took DO official no- tce of this movement. Some time had elaps- ed, when one day friend took him to task for his seeming indifference on so important @ matter. .. o
 'Well,' said Mir. Lincoln, I feel about that good deal as man whom will call .Jones, whom l once knew, did about bis wife. He was one of your meek men, and had the repu- taton of being badly henpecked. At last, one day his wife was seen switching him out of the house. A day or two afterward friend met him in the street, and said {: Jones. l have al- ways stood up for you. as you know but am not going to do it any longer. Any man who will stand quietly and take switching from his wife, deserves to be horsewhpped.' Jones' looked up with wink, batting his friend on the back Now don't said he, why it didn't Lurt me and; and you've no idea what power of gooa it did Sarah Annv ...
 HOW HE BORE ABUSE.
 The President was once speaking of an at tack made on him by the Committee on the Conduct of the War, for certain alleged blunder, or something worse, in the Southwes. = the matter involved being cue which had fallen directly under the observation cf the officer te whom he was talking. who possess ed official evidence completely upsettiug all the conclusions of the committee. ,"
 n Might it not be we'll for me- queried the of ficer, to set this matter right in letter to some paper stating the facts as they actually transpired? ? -.
 .'Oh mo-, replied the President, at least, not now. If l were to try to read. much less an. swer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as we'll be closed for any other business do the very best I know how-the very bes, can and mean to keep doing so until the end. 1.-the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything If the end brings me ont wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no differ. ence.' -..