The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-03
The Daily. News.
TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 8, 1858.
Tho Views OF Mr.. Lincoln ON the Scheme
OF the Disunionfsts.

The Views OF Mr. Lincoln ON the Schem,
OF the Disunionfsts.
The following important letter on the views of hr
LooLN on the Radicals and the question Of restoration
has been addressed to President JOHNSON, by exUned
States Marshal LAMoN, Mr. LrsooLN's intimate friend
and former law partner:
Mr. President: Among the numerous allegations
de against you by the ultra aboionists hear none
repeated often this-tAat you have deserted the
principles upon which you were elected. and turned
would have walked If he had lived It to be be-
lieyed by some that Mr. Lincoln could have been used
by the Radicals for all their purposes including the de
sucon of the Government the overthrow OF the Con-
sttution, and the indefinite postponement Of union
and harmony among the States need not say to you
to any welliniormed man. that the masses of that
powerful party which supported Mr. Lincoln and you In
the canvass Of 1854, sincerely attached to the
Union and devoted believers in the Con, ttuton They
reessbsh the Union with the least possible delay and
OF the resolutions of the Baltimore Convention
the Constitution In all tho States
1t Is true party included some malgnsnts who
hated the Union and tried to destroy 1t before the war
began snd their pretended love of the Union during the
war was moro than suspected 20 be insncere and
hypocrihcal; but they kept prudently silent. Mr..
Thaddeus Stevens was to the best Of my knowled8e,
the only leading man IN the party shameless and I'M
pudent enough to avow his hostility to the Union. he
was the exponent of views and he represented
not even fractional part Of the honest millions who
cast their votes spent their money, and shed their
blood to bring back the government of their iathers
All this you know. write now to tel you what Know
concerning the personal sentiments Of Mr.. Lincoln
himself and claim now TO be the same kind oil a Re-
publican that when voted for him at hs frat and
second election Twas his partner in the prace OF the
Law for number of years I came here with him as
his special friend, and was Marshal OF this district
during the whole OF his administration. Down to the
day of his death, in the most confidential and in
innate rels:ions with him. knew him well as one
man csn te known to smother. had many and free
conversations with hm on this very subject of recon-
sruction was made entirely certain by his own re.
peated declarations to me- that he would exert all his
authority, power and influence to bring about an Inn
mediate recon oiaton between the two sections Of the
country. AS far as depended upon him, he would
have had the Southern States In both Houses
of Congress within the shortest possible time ALI the
energies Of his nature were given to vigorous pro-
sscution Of the while the rebellion lasted but he
was equally determined upon vigorous prosecution Of
peace as soon ss armed hostility should be ended He
knew the base designs Of the Radicals keep up the
strife for their own advantage, and he was determined
to thwart them. As he himself told me very often If
sny corroboraon OF this statement needed it may be
found in the fact that the ultra aboonists had acu
ally begun the outcry against him before his death. and
the moderate men everywhere North and South, Bin
the of their best friend If that inscrutabe Provi
denco whose ways past finding out had permitted
his life to continue until thus time, there be
doubt that the Northern dsunorists would now be
loud their denunciaon OF his policy they Of
yours Mr.. Stevens demand for the head of "tha man
st the other end Of the avenue would not have been
whit less ferocous. or course he could not and did
not anticipate the precise shape of the which
the Radicals might adopt to prevent reconstruction.
Tho Freedmen6 bureau Bill. which recenuy met it5
death at your hands, not born in bis LIFETIME; but
pronounce 1t foul sauder uprn his memory to sssert
that he would have signed bill 80 papably in conflict
with the Constitution and 90 plsnly intended to pro-
mote tae one bad purpose Il perpetual disunion.
did love Mr.. Lincoln with sincere and faithful az
footon. and my for his memory is snensiaod
by tue horrible circumstances under which ha high
career was closed Now that death has disarmed him
OF the power defend himself his true friends should
stand forth to vindicste his good name II there be
any insult upon his reputation which they should
sent Indignantly than another 1t is the assertion
that he would have been the tool aud In
hands Of such those who lead the heartless
and unprincpled contest against you.
have the honor to be
Your obedent servant,
WARD a. LAMON.