Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-05

utes, Lord Lyons tended the letter to the Pres
ident snd awaited bis reply. 1t was short, SIM
pile and expressive, and consisted simply of
these words:
Lord Lyons, go thou and do likewise"
THE FREEDOM oP THE PRESS.
At one of the levees,' in the winter of
1864, during lull in the hand-shaking, Mr..
Lincoln was addressed by two lady friends, one
of whom is the wife of gentleman subse-
quently called into the Cabinet. Turning to
them with a weary air, he remarked that 1t was
a relief to have now and then those to talk to
who had no favors to ask. The lady referred
to is a RADICAL New Yorker by biith. but for
may years resident of the West. She re-
piled, playfuliy. {" MIR. President. hare one re-
quest to make "Ah y said he, at once look
Jog grave "Wel, what is it ?" "That you
suppress the infamous Chicago Times was
the reioinder After a brief pause, Mr. Lin
coin asked her If she had ever tried to imagine
how she would have felt, in some former admin
istration to which she was opposed, If her IA
vorite newspaper had been seized by the gov
ernmeut, and suppressed. The lad replied
that it was no: parallel case; that In circum-
stances like those then existing, when the ma
ton was struggling for it's -ery life, such utter
ances as daily put forth in that journal
should be suppressed by the strong hand OF
authority that the cause of loyalty and good
government dem anded it. fear you do not
fully comprehend" returned the President,
the danger of abridging the liberties of the
people, Nothing but the very sternest neces-
sity car Justify il. 4 government had better
90 to the very extreme of liberation, thanto dol
| aught that coud be construed into an nter-y
ference with, or to jeopardize in any degree,
| the common rights of its citizens
A STORY ABOUT JOHN TYLER.
One of the last stories I heard from Mr..
Lincoln was concerning John Tyler, for whom
it was TO be expected, as an old Henry Clay
whig, he would entertain no great respect.
" A wear or two after Tyler's accession TO the
Presidency, said he contemplating an ex-
cursion in some direction, his son went to order
special train OF cars. 1t SO haPpe ned that the
railroad superintendent was very strong whig
On Bob's making known his errand, thai
official b!untlv informed him that his road die
not run any special trains for the President
| What!' said Bob,' did you not furnish 8
| special train for the funeral of General Harris
| on p Yes said the superintendent, stroking
his whiskers; and If you will only bring youl
father here in that shape, you shall have int
best train on the road ="
THE MISSOURI TROUBLES.
On the way TO the cemetery dedication a
i Gattysbury Mr.. Lincoln said TO his friend Nc
Yeah, of Pennsylvania, speaking of Governor
Gamble and the administration troubles In Mis-
| souri,: " | do not understand the spirit of thos
men who, 10 such a time this, because the,
cannot have whole loaf Will take no bread
For my part, l am willing to receive any man
or class of men, who will help US even little
, HIS USwILLINGNEss TO RETALIATE.
There are not wanting assertions that be show
ed criminal indifference to the sutferlngs Q
our prisoners at Libby, Andersonville and othe
places and in proof of this, it is stated tina
tnere is no record of his ever aludiug to tn
subject in any of his public addresses or mes
ssges. The que>tions Involved in the suspen
sion of the exchange Of prisoners are dlthcul
of decision. Whoever was the cause OF tbi
certainly mas a fearful responsibility. That
Was the Presidents fault, do not believe
When the reports, in an authentic form, hrs
reached Washington of the sufferings of th
Union prisoners, know he was greatly excite
and overcome by them He was told that Jus
} lice demanded a stern retaliation He said I
his friend Mr.. Odell, with the deepest emotion
- Il can never, never starve men Ike that
: Whatsoer Others may say or do, | never car
+ and | never will, bs accessory to such treatmer
: of human beings - And although be spok
= with the deepest feeling at the baumore I d
: :. of the Fort Pillow massacre and pledged reta
= iation, yet that pledge was never carried in'
!. execution. 1t was simply impossible for NJ
- Lincoln TO be cruel or vindictive, no matte
what the occasion. In the serene light of hi
tory, when party strife and bitterness shall ha'
passed away, it will be seen that, if he erred
q all, it was always on the side of mercy and ma
/, naulmity.
e STANTON.
. A few days before the Presidents death, Sc
- retary Stanton rendered his res iguation of Il
- War Department. He accompanied this a
- with heartfelt tribute 20 Mr.. Lincon's CO
!, slant friendship and faithful devotion TO Il
. country; saying. also, that he as Secretary h
4 accepted the position hold it only until Il
,r war should end, and that now he felt his wo
q. was done, and his duty was TO resign.
~ Mr. Lincoln was greatly moved by the Be
81 retary's words, and tearing in pieces the pap
NJ containing the resignation. and throwing
m arms shout the Secretary, he said Stanto
~ you have been good friend and a faithful pu
IN lie servant, and 1t is Lot for you to say wh
you will be no longer needed here" Sever
friends of both parties were present on the c
casion, and there was not dry eye that "
OF messed the scene.