The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-07-21

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There b e controversy betweph'
John o.. i30fi aiid B. B. Baldwin.
4 Of NirgiHiH. in which Jtln tipnbliei
outside 81 iho'iguleiiate rfgiepds Of
these gentlemen rs Interested. In
bis sPsiilsnBg brfdrh bLlie RedohLl
suTcdon, COmlEitla0g MT.,; Bots,
charged 3lr, BfIhWlb Eh0Yas5
Ihember Of the JittihiA C6hvon-
ti0nwhieh add5Sltdathe dfdiKanee
II safessiEll, with ly ibhhOlglii g.ifOfi
ttat sop YaAlion q .BrqpcsidURm mhd0i
TO him BY Mr.. Lincoln, 10 evacdate \
Fort Sumptcr, and SiliiHit the quos-
ti0Rs Of diAoEeHec betw6tai the tw0
\ sections tpsthaydecision Of "a Ma! /
;dcPai COnyeniign, pE0yidedL tho
Convention 0f Vifgilia, then in
session, WOULD adjourn without
passing an 6pdinGiica ofiseeeRsioIs
This MT. BaldYin denied, ,saI,1 has
recently published, . pamphlet aiFsi
~ Kefsioli Ql illse l
amHeI Price, 3q1egt Nllitelle
and other disgil uishgd cftszt u n
via And ii 81 d tIi8 bn-
yelltiua, drom which It Happearashat I
Mr.. Baldwin was sent foa hlssAIis
Lincoln 70 come To. Washington Tin |
Ia hurry for tllk Purpose of consiL,ll
ltAtloh uponnietters of.yilii iinpDr-
,tanhe- by The RdEic6l az friends, I
Mr.. Baldwin went, and I'M ahyRpce't
of the lnc naiaed by Mr., Lincoln
ThepRopDsed Interview was held, 4
,and resulted In the conviction Of !
Mr.. baldwin that the pfbspGH Of !
aVcrtinF tho thnat6iiedB trotIbles !
was almost, II not entirely, hope |
less. notwithstanding Ehs there
IN dtIrdace QJtime, and urged upon |
Mr.. Lincoln, as the. only means of !
safety, the evacuation Of Forts
Sumter and Pickens, and the cali !
ing eta National Convention, he |
was Met by the reply, "ft1fS too
late, 1land though repeated ~ asking |
he was not ihiOrmed1trhyiit was too !
late. "a iIri t.I Ia 'isin1.l.pg
Shortly after the publication of !
Mr.. Baldwln's pamphlet, the follow
ing letter, strongly cdrfoboratihg
the truth of his statements, was
printed In the Richmond Dispatch:
nr RIcinioND, June &c, 1856. !
To the Editors Of the Dispatch; n
Afler reading the letters of'tho |
two distinguished Nirginians, Bolts |
and Baldwin, in relation to con-
versation each of them had with
the late Presidont Lincoln, 1T hasoc-
cpEFcd tome that they are bOtlpCdr-
rect IN regard to their conversations
with President Lincoln, and that he
made Il mistake in tile person to
whom hc pledged himsetFeto with-i
draw the. troops from Fort Sumter. !
In March, 1861, while N the CityOf
Washington, | received a letter
from the late Archbishop Of Balti-
more, enclosing one for Senator
Douglas from the Bishop of Chs
cago, | called on Senator Douglas,
at his residence, In company with a
distinguished Clergyman III Wash
lngtOn, and loarnedthat he was con-
fined to his chamberby sickness. |
! went 10 his chamhtSrt and a 'ae!Glgymeg
the letter TO him. - ""''iH Fre'k
was subsequently informed by
he. clergyman that senator Duhg-
las had been with President Lin
coin until late hour Tie hight be.
fore, and that the war would, be
avofted, because, President Linpoln
had promised him (SeRAt0rl Doug
las) to Withdraw The troops riroin
both Picliens and Sumter. About
this time'the Governors ofthc Nor
thefn and Western States arrived
in Washington and, prevented the
President from ordering tho eyacu-
alton Of Sumter. When, Senator
Douglas heard of the change the
Presidents views had undergone,
he called to sec him; and charged
him with loving his party, more
than he did his couRtry. These
facts made IN impression upon my
mind, because / was thOn an officer
in the United States navy, and was,
greatly interested in the success Of
Senator Douglass noble efforts 10
prevent civil war. .sd .,di.
., Yours, .. ,.la.r..aH