, 1873-11-23

lottora, nnu not ono OF thnn know or entertained
purpose for vl,!ol, they wero called togothor.
Al tho appointed time Mr.. Lincoln waited Until
they woro al assembled, having beon unusually
reticcnt to tho trat comers. ue thon addressed
havo asked YOU to come lero that may hsvo .
tho opportunity to read to yon a f1roclama-
fton which am about to issue. Boforo,
however, procoeaing to rea1 It, desire to cay
about The ths proproy proproy ts sso
but that / an uh,oilling to ltston to any. NY
mind 10 made up. On tho contrary, ~ to mat
tors OF form, wish TINT you all make ANY Bug-
gcations that may OCCUR to you." ue thot drow
anazement of somo, ii not Of all thorc aauotn-
b1cd, procscded TO road tho Emancipation
Proclamation. When he had finished, for
awhile nobody spoke. h[r. Seward WAS tho first
alteration. hfr. Lincoln adopted 1t without word
thor ohauaeu. n1r. lincoln accepted tl,om all
without discussion. When nobudy hp1 any moro
liz nstors r. d'apsraed Tho ness t13o day I tSa
emancipation from slavery. Of four millions Of
human boinga In tho Unitod States was publish
cd to tho world f1r. Lincoln had Wal tod until
looked upon an iiopportuno, llo had at last con-
sidored oxpediont and necessary.
CHASE.
We i'll remember tho movement that was
made, previous to Mr.. Lincoln's neooud nomina-
ton a. n1er t. e a ALL oss' s1 dSnss 6Hrwsfd ss
hinsolt IL n, no wiae, reluosant cannot
along doubted that such q movement
had Any chance Of ssfcoas ,f IN IN thoao r. day.
yaluo. rs, I think. Mr. Lincoln failed to apprcoi-
ato him. Indeed, it would be impossible to i'm
agino two men moro unlils aud having fower
points Of contact: Mr. Lincoln, ut lcast, was
nt n1s
reverence. No man who over lived could DO tn
his proEonco and dominate him, as tho Trench
oxproHa it. Thero is certain sort Of intellectual
atmosphere different from. II not higher than,
solf very little about it, or about: those who
dwo1t in it., Az any rate 10 inatinctively
conceded nothing OF superiority to anybody,
and often failca 10 comprehend those
whose n, mens 1sna ... was San.d aero9t ;it from ON
superiority to Mr.. Lincoln In aomo respects,
and could not DO rooouciled to Ills undignidod
manners and strange Ways. Whilo tho 1noyo-
ment to bring Mr. Chaso forward as . Prcsiden-
senator, who actively participated In 1t, ono day
ca.ne into my Office in toworing rago. Striking
hls aht upon my deak, ho naid to mo that ho con-
adhered Chase the out (uAing very strung
e at az and others baa been s saD
ly laboring with the Secretary to Induce him to
iesuo d cotton permit" to somebody precisely
~ he would issue ono to any respectable person,
only that the profits were to be applied in the
interest OF his nomination instead Of going into
private pockets. Thero WAS MI amount Of .prin-
cplo and dolicacy involved iu atr. CLnae's ro-
fasal which, the Senatorial mind utterly fuilcd
to appreciate, ~ .,,.,
aspirations. am reminded, As Mr. Lincoln used
to say, OF q little story, Whom first won't to
Washington tho Secretary occupied for his office
room on tho south dido OF tho Treasury Build
T3r$n
Soon aftorward it VAS proposed That he should re-
move to certain elab0ratoly-ornnmentod and clio.
gantiy furnished rooms Oh tho west aido Of tho
building, which had been arranged for his occ,l-
partmont. Mr.. Chase Ind consented to mako
the change, but aftcr tho now rooms wore roady
ho doInyed removing. Several times ho appoint
cd day to do 30, but when the ume had como
he had changed bis mind. One Afternoon, ,whilo
at ono Of tho windows Of tho largest Of tho new
rooms, which faced tho Executive Mansion.
Turning to mo, he asked mo to assign one SUM-
cient reason why he should change his quarters.
told him that thcre waa ut lcast one obvious
advantage in tho exchange, and that WAS that II
ho should come to these Offices he would ho ablo
to al,cays Keep his eye upon the 1Yhito House
1lr. Chase was q man Of an extremely nervous
violent, and occasionally even unjust, while
swept by gale OF pausion. On ono cccahlon
Senator FeBHondou came into my room in q ter
rible rage, accustomed by scolding which le had
Of Ohio, visited Washington in the year 1864,
aud ooing al experienced railroad man, and fa-
miliar with the coat OF transportation, explained
to Mr. Olaae the fearful extravaganza Of the
Quartermastor's Department in the Wont. Mr.
Stanton, unfortunately for himsclr, happened 10
come into tho Sccrotary's room shortly aftor the
Governor had loft It., when no received such q
verbal castigation At the hands OF Mr. Chase as
few mon would have yentu1ed to intlict upon the
fE.uG Gon Fiat r1r
able, however, lie boro 1t with great meekness.
But l1r, Chase was always juEt after tho mo-
mcnt Of anger had passed, and knew how to be
magnanimous.
L1rcoLN's JOKES.
wab once In Mr. Lincoln's company when \
very grave, aud mado no observation until nil
tho othors had finiahed what they had to say.
Then, with twinkle Of the oyo, lie romarked
that tie preferred tho EpiBcopaianB to every
to mans religion and his politics.
It happened that At one time blockade.run-
ner going out of Charleston harbor waa captnr-
cd, aud on board Of her were found certain dis
patches from tho Spanish Consul in that city for
his own Government. Theso dispatches were
very improperly opened by tho captor, and then
forwarded to tho Btato Department. at Washing
ton. Mr. Seward, Immediately after le received
sara, and, with oxproBslons Of great regret that
the envelopes had been tanperel with, offered
him the dispatches. Tho Minister, highly in-
dignant, declined to receive thona. Then Mr..
Seward proposed to forward them to their dos
tination through tho medium Of onr own
agents. This proposition was equally unao-
ceptable, and tho Secretary Of Stato WAS
at loss what to do. Uo shortly afterward OK
planned tho difficulty to tho President, whom it
reminded Of !" little story" "When lived in
Indiana. !" ho said, "thoro reaidel very nenr US
an old negro known AZ Unole JOSH He was
very ploua darkoy, but was so inflrm that it was
impossible for him to, 60 to tho neighboring
school-Lorse to listen to any itinorant preacher
who might happen to discourse thore On q Sun
day. However, In order to make up as far aa
possible for his own Inability to attond, ho always
compelled his grandchildren to go; and they walo
required not only to roeollect tho toxt. but also
to 10 able to giyo the old man somo account of
tho Sermon. On ono occasion d Methodist came
aud preached. He told tho congregation that
there wero two kinds Of people IN this
world, Metho1fsts and Daptiats tAat tho Mathdd.'
lists followed road that lol to ho¥, and tho
Daptiats ono thut led to ho'l. Tho next sunday
there presented himself llarl-shell BAPTIST