The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-08
MRS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

INTERESTING REVELATIONS LEGAhD4AG AEE
WORTH AND PATRIOTISM
Washington correspondence OF the Springfield
Republican,
Your notice OF the sad calamity which places
Mira. Lincoln in the hospital Tor the insane brings
10 my mind some incidents which occurred in the
spring OF 1854 ina. then vainy desired TO give 10
the public, but which may now without lmpropri-
ETY. be published. That they may tend 10 kinder
judgment OF one who has suffered much from
unKlnd criticism is nv ieryent nope.
II was in that spring mat the effort was made
to serve the Union cause through the "LadIes'
National CovenGnt-to purchase no imported
lot 10 call upon Mrs. Lincoln for her signature TO
the pledge. she Impuislvely said she would give
her name most readily 70 II, Dut thought that
Mr.. LlncOlnis consent ought 70 be obtained
before using IL, and some delay was created by
waiting or an opportunity 70 near lfon hin. ~
was While waiting Tor this tnat had an Interview
OF nearly an hour win Mrs. Lincoln. ana came
away from that interview feeling that never nad
Iolnd person more unlike the newspaper reports
OF her IMAM sue seemed 10 be. we TAXED mHch OF
the war, OF slavery aud OF tue death OF children,
as motRers wno had both lost children could talk.
At that time Mrs. Lincoln was charged la the
papers Win sending Information - Tue enemy ny
her sister, VINO nad recently been 10 WasnlngtOn.
To me she sald that sae mad reused 10 see that
sister, altnOugn generals Of the LnOn army bad
been sent TO solicit an interview. IL W uld not
LEI her cross NY threshold nor hny one WAC was
an enemy oflnY country SAID she. of slavery
and aer own experience oil whlle she lived IN u
reciTals, and Ter expressions were strong enough
70 SATISFY any aboutloalsf. al remember THAT she
satd ;-D,ar Sumner SAYS he @lsDes NV husband
was az ardent an aDolttontst as ani.n ven
turea 10 aliude TO the way in satCh SIC naa been
mlsfepreseuted by the IL pers aud thar Thought
ne trilta uuynt 10 he tod about ner particuarly
that INA chrers in relation ia ar rpaa-riup taald
ma cofafo. ~ a the enpmy uy ner SISTER should
be cOniralicteu. "Oh,' sad sire, III IS no use 10
make ang defence: all -ucn enorts would only
mas me a target Tor nav attacks | do not be-
Iour - the puDllc; ny character Is wholly domes.
rIc ana Inc public nave nothing 10 40 with ~ 1
know Ii seems nsru tnat .n0ald be Inaigned,
and / used 10 shed many bitter tears ABOUT 1t
buE since / nave SHOWN real sorrow since little
WINE ated-aIl these saaits NAYS IL power 10
wound me. If could M n.v hea on nv pillow
NJ nlrlf ana feel tbat had wFouped DO Ous, tnnt
f. All have wished slnce hs agatlr Tnis
was said WITH . .tBss and an emphasis o sincerity
tba. confess dia NOT ilsten 10 wish dry ewes.
She talked mucn, as motners will t9ik, OF the
enid lnat Rad died, OF the peculiar nsarness ana
dearncRs OF the sulother's how M Willie used 10
call himself and lcIr her vi II nv neaft ruuniug
over Wltn Sympathy toward q woman taat | nad
hitherto esfirna cd. 10 say the east not uiQniy.
went back 20 Armorg square HOSPITAL then
nv Aomel and wtofe Tor ne little HOSPITAL
IJlzefte. III whch had tna cAarxe. gQcn Al AZ.
cuunt 0f TIE lnferv.ew rs taUugnt might prop.
efly ne given 70 tHe NGDNc. with the purpoge on
presenting d truer pictufe Of hrs. Lincoln tBan
the one populafly Gela remember writing tnat
ar Mrs. Lincoln vac not patriotic woman, aud
one oil nOble sentiments also, tnea sne -, 70 ny
l1ina, the bsag actress In America Lp0u reading