New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-11
From The Tndependes.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BYE. ID. CARPESTER.
cROss cALUMNy REFUTED.

GROSS CALUMNY REFUTED.
The charge that President Lincoln INDUCED
in unsecmy lcyity tho battlefield OF hn'ie-oail
Ing for ribid songs and vulgar jokes IN inc presence Oh
tho wounded the dying, aud he unbureI drn-has Oe9h
from fine Ia tHie repeated, and induStnousiy CIR
culaed nv the cuemlcs of the Union party tnousnont
the country Mr. Horton late editor o. ne aST ioIh
~ nc CyT War" written from the southern standpoint,
20 offset similar work IRON tne SoitSa pS't VI
d'tc rs sent o. 1907 referring 10 criticism IN THE NEW
YoRK rnuNE upon Pre,Ignt JohsoS SPEECH ~. t t
Gug TRIBUNEl would have preferred mat Geary or
somr one else had he SING which inc ate Mnehtsd
president Lincoln sang, when galnpng nt Ito beud VI
Marty of visitors over that field ~ battle .
Believing TIN, charge 10 have been mallghat laDr-
,tou have long sought for evidence To prove the 1act
Very lately there hats WOvilcniay come INTO my hals
the most complete aud ncohtcSllc Ild'aton vi 9ii
Iiucuu'. character; aud prepared 70 prove tho
origin aud authorship ~ this calullhy -. ~, 800.
rc.nnn,icrt during The war; OF The London HerGh and
London Sndad, whose letters. over the signature OF
hubble Tor their vrulcnt dsloyaty and perversiOh OF all
Facts which favored the Northern cause
Two or three weeks aor the battle Of Antetan I'D ono
of Mr. ScOyils gOsSpug London letters nc mentioned
the fact OF Mr.. ilcOlu5 Visiting the batc-icld , nnd
so MANI times by Mr. LincOlns enemies ltcIeicnce 10
the newspapers Of that date will show that Tue nrs o
the story was printed In TINS country was us ~
from letter to The Lomo" Herald by us Now YIN oo'
respondent Manhattan" IT,, -, >, x.or,,
City met Mr. scuy IN CarleOn's bookstore shortly aer
the publication Of the letter containing thls enrs d do
/ .
sense London press about President Licoiu ~
"."WIv" rcnlicd scoyll cit was intended only ns n
Toxic / received" he continued, ten pOHHdS S'cHWg
Jr that iccr have TO PIT Jst such stun rs ilal lh ny
letters 70 please such fellows as thty gre over tcIG
MIR Jenny fortunately put this statement In wiring
soon aferward aud has thus on fecolu TIC WY "''
subsequently sroyill wrote letter 20 The London Her
ad purpurting 10 give account uf Gen. Grants pa,
vance toward Richmond; and ~ grOs'ly nstcltSeIeu
tie battle ct spottsyly uia that wien the latter came
back tO this country published bOh III me I.Of"Oi,
Herald and LondOh Siatd0Td Gen. Dix wrote ScoNhI
o consider himself under arrest aud report ~ ms Office
Scoyil Told Gen. DIX that ho Wa, very H. ana tlOug nc
had three weeks tu lave, au bcgSd rot 10 D sI W
Fort Lafayette Grn ID raH the ihtit'r mou" ~ con,
frrrcd Washington, ami t Tie mean llhe he must cor
ifrd Lit "oarr Of nlrrs" ~ Mr.. Jenny nt tno COn-
frnrrS office or the city of NewloIk ana ~ answer 10
Inquiries the ltt,c 90 ihc charges against uu' "
ped Ny account 81 Grants n-utinS Un ilc dpidhn
aud 40 Sp0UsA irdtl.' N"ed Ml' y. Hut-tstrl H.l ~
might be- ms SANDER of President Lincoln at Antciau,
instead Dee replied: Ihat utondrd only rs Johc;
nobody believe, b h0t u WIS written To please ihO,r lI-
containing the fabrication produced Inn 80 ateflhg
/ ME. ii,IoLS's love OF MUSIC. ,
Speaking 81 musIc, MI Ln,"u oncr said that he nae,
liiue knowledge ~ what i' cAA"c'rz.I ~ 'G, S
| music: but hc always dricriru AMI cuuytd VIM NC
MI, pr,f-rri,rc Ma. I,r snpic sos, AMI ballads, like
! Aud ROBIN GRAY and Twenty Years Ago. lie long
sought In U-ic tln would properly convey the sonu
Oh. viz ,"a ,ss .rd ofnorial be proud .,,..,,u
Bu, On thi, never ,ssiul His own recitation
/ uf thi, poem lcit uutiulg io Doe deemed IN, ~, 81,
/ remember wei his coming doau to the Red Room
n 'ri,, m M summer OF iGi 10 hear OF The
number who tuc ,s - render tue stirring ny NM
'''' ''''''' H.. (. or r.,' Il ' s...
The SINGING ~ m }n. 100 t. tliuc with ia background
and Jrc,,.oir-- tIC uusoatr nation mourning Ter sia
Tie flower Of tlc aad. rc as it,po"dme cneriinlS TO
| tirut. peusiNc eyes aud bowed .hci' listening az u W
resent him 10. ever tuu l-tun-j-Ii together formed a
sccucuukr to bui ,u-' eii'r 81 mt "ier s'ein' ,'n
tIAlol d. Frozen Hilr-"c 30 ~ TOT VIC t7' i H.
by Eongrt DE- Lille. 81 t tr''dcs' Oh All ~ u'' o' ''
''''' 80 iIy,oiN Avp SEYMOUR.
After one " thc Pu-.lcr- rrclauHtion- ealing TOT
murc men had baru ar.uiu",ri aiH"ns ln' u.l,',,,
! -atc-. Gov sym'rr went 9" Washington 70 Nrsr Gl2h
Mf Lincoln ne reduction OF tlr quota 81 Nc" luih.
lfll BIO TIC day. itr s amy i hr rc.i l'S t,.'' ,,
Too rTr-idcut suitnlrri li' tiI"Nd' hil uV Wy ~
away while De- gi,c aHdrn'r O." ninIr o,i,., -, ,i
O'Clock lr orcrr thc uh-' door To 3' THROWN open n,'
p,try ng fc r,o Nir ii"con snd WI hrsi s zee
wand add to"k -c1 r,aI lhe Iic'iuehI' Hi J." u 'T
fue stated I- ,tiaud Nir Lincoln ut 0" silence iih ~.
la an rrruf Ia. n, irl: 90 When the other Governors 81
sf,s ir here tL,y come tu ask What they can 40 10
KY % f,, iog uhnt oilcr. do c.ccrfuy ald with
Minority" Then, taking up card before An' he turned
ard said, 60 VIII see Mr. - next mus terminating 'uo
''''' sKlvNI>G TIM "co>PrDFR>cr"
When Grant went to Washington to rc, hlN hiPu'"t
~ % r. i Sr 'S % enc maze 3
4 ihc main Rebel arm, iu Vrgnii. while oIcrmnn de
! stiuy cal thc t'.iedDi icy ,,,., o., a., o.,
Nj. Lincoln replied: - se"; you VIII hoid the "g'
Willie Sherman skins
TiE FORCED PROCLAMATION.
Uownrd. the ptu. liutIuu ior-rt-d hcp"Dhcln WIS
patduuc uut Ol Fort Lafayette, N!r Madison, u7 con-
fulrtr. who wus Lc,lOcJdi continued mttrytiatcl.
\ Brooklyn gentleman mentioned ihr Llct g" Nj Lincoln
H. wi,busy go tIe fhi, bt -id very caru' -iiy Don
leave thr C.ty u Hx iit. uud 90 the tst leisure n"
urut ha wrote and placed 90 the hands Of tho gentleman
/ 900 order for MallI,7l's unconditional RELEASE.
LANN FH's oTINiON 90 LINCOLN.
Tho Hon. 3. NJ Culoiu The pr ecut ktprc'enaile oI
ilr springfield Dhtit u tOhSIce-, % distinguished law
ser ~ Illinois. once 'NprrssrD. Wuto Mr. Lincoln was
living THIS opinion 90 h. distinguished assoc ate;
Had au important law 'u-r ana desired Hu opinion
lu five mnuie~ would not value Mr LIncon'H opinion
Co give tc matter cHrlu consideration, ana WOhh then
give hi- opinion, vuud rather have 70 than that 81 any
living mu. lli, o uiuu thus obtained rds nefer broken
! dOrH m tOuts"
M'CLLLoCu AND IiiE BANKERS.
dcputntOu Oi BANKERS from tic Eastern cltes VISITED
Washington 40 the line ~ co.. ,suc OF tho tc-ioriy
loan: and after Interview with Secretary tha,' &C
the Treasury Department. they were taken over To to
White House by Nh Ne Cuur then Controller al the
Currency 90 hr itt .pu,rd the President Mr.. Lincoln
WIS writing hs deck py thc window ~ his uicc hS me
party entered Alr MrCupth went 10 HIN, aud leaning
over r dr-s said: Mr. PRESIDENT, wish 90 Introduce
you q number oi n1aucai grntcmcn who have come
To Washington 70 about thr new loan. rs bihhciN
thfy arr. obi cd, hold national securities aud can
therefore for their loyalty; Tor you know tho Euuu
book says mere the treasure H. There VIII The hedit De
] also o."
| Mr. Lincoln without looking ur. instantly replied
There T. another version ot tuat, Mr. McCulioch Inc
same book says Where The carcass L. there VII tho cdyeS
/ DO gathered tOgcther"
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