Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-14
Another Talk with the President.
His Relations with the Union Party.

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B0sToN, February ii.
A correspondent of the. Boston I'D
Uertiser, furnishes what purports to be
conversation between the Presidsn
and distinguished Representative. The
President expressed himself as being
now what he had always. been, the FRIEND
of the poor and lowly. he had never
broken faith with sny body, and if bis
past course aud former language Were
not sufficient guarantee that be mean
well toward the colored people, and
would endesvor 10 secure them fair
chance, nothing he could Say or do now
would give any such guarantee He
thought, however, it was best to speak
plainly, and be did not tqbelieye that the
effort now making by some who cal
themselves 4he negroes special friepds
to force universal Suffrage, upon the
States, was wise or juaieious. he
thought il tended to embitter the feel
ings of the whites. Our effort should be
to cultivate calmness and confidence.
He believed il would result in great in
jury TO the prospects Of the colored pee'
pie. .6.zas1 aal saz
saeI In regard to the differences with the
party that elected him, he said he might
differ with individuals of what was
called the Union party, as to the means
ia be used, but he concidered himselfsin
gen eral accord with that party, as a
whole, in the ends to be reached. lie
was not party man, and he meant to
sink the partisan in the patriot; but so
far as be understood the sentiments of
the Union party, he was 10 general ae-
cord with'it He mig ht differ with some
of bis friends, and he should feelIWholly
at liberty to so differ, and to state the
ground of his contrary belief or opinion;
but he considered himself identified soith
the great Uaion party, and had no de-
sire or intention Of being found out
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BancrOft's Grafton.
Telegraphic dispatches scontain the
following with reference to Hon. George
Baneroft's Grafton in Washington. ON
Monday last:
= With the exception of that solemn fu-
neral procession that fxed the eye of the
nation upon 1t, as il swept on to that far
off Western tomb, there never has been
u more impressive; scene upon the. con-
tinent, than w ashingson has Witnessed
to-day. The noted men ofstbis Govern
ment, with people from every State, and
the representatives Of the great for
eign powers gathered to mourn Tor Mr..
Lincoln. The hall was crowed two or
three hours before the exercises began,
with the exception Of the seats reserved
for the Senate, the Cabinet, the Su-
preme Court the officers of the ar
my and navy, and the diplomatic
corps All of them were fully repre-
sented The address was listened 10
with profound attention By this most dis
tinguished audience--as distinguished
as any that has ever before assembled in
the land. The opening sentence Of the
Grafton produced q marked effect The
review OF the Dred Scott case was close
ly followed by the Jndgesof theS Supreme
Court, particularly by those now on the.
bench, who had agreed in that Infamous
decision The first applause followed
the reviewaof England's course and the
reference to Golden and Blight Sir
Frederick Bruce was seriously disturbed,
and the French MinisteF, Count De
Montholon, enjD5ed izhugeIy.s But when
Mr. Bancroft passed on from England 10
the Mexican squestions the Frenchman
was in deep waters. The tumultuous
applause which followed when the
speaker announced that the Republic of
Mexico must rise again, had very little
in il that was pleasant to French ears,
and it will doubtless reach the Emperor
across the sea- LIT seemed SIT the
hearers could hardly satisfy themselves
in applauding the mention Tof Russia
and China. The hall shook, but it and
the Russian Minister looked exceeding
ly pleased. The sentiments Of freedom
in the oration, and particuierly that
portion concerning the Emanclnation,
Proclamation, was received by the
whole assembly with every manifesto
ton of appreciation. Notwithstand-
ing the applause which broke farth.
at these various times.the whole scene
was very solemn as one trait after
another in the character of Mr.. Lin-
coin was clearly setsforth. Step by
step the great march of events perpetu-
ated the tide of emotion, and deep
sympathy could not he repressed, and
applause was altogether necessary and
.nowise out Of place. Il was a galhef
ing, eminently in keeping with the spirit
of the present noble Congress, and the
feelings of the American people. 1t
was natural in all its aspects, NandsSin
the history of the nation .the scene will
live with the memory of events which
have so distinguished the latter years Of
the national life.