The Worthington advance., 1876-06-15

continent, while the internal conflict |
in which it originated, vast as were |
it's proportions, will only be remem.
bered as one of those unsuccessful at |
tempts to overthrow government in !
which history abounds. The emanci-
patton of four millions of slaves and |
their elevation to the rank of freemen |
by single act of executive authority, |
stands alone in the annals of our race.
Fourteen days after the proc !
lamation was issued, Mr.. Lincoln ad- |
dressed to me letter which will |
read to you. 1t was marked private |
and confidential, and has been pre- |
served among my private papers until
this hour. But the events of that day
belong to the history Of the past,
and violate no confidence in giving |
it to you who so gallantly sustained
him in maintaining the integrity of the
Union. It discloses the fact which |
have already stated, that his procla.
nation did not command the undivi-
ded appreciation of all who were act
ing with him in upholding the public
authority. But I give it to you also
because it touches another question
on which desire to say a few words,
the employment of colored troops
in regard to which there was also at
that time difference Of opinion.
"ExEcur1vE MANSION, Washington, Jan. 4,
lS63-Mai. Gen. Dix-My Dear Sir: The
proclamation has been issued. We were not
succeeding-at best were progressing too
and bear all the disadvantage Of it las we do
bear some in certain quarters), We must also
take some benefit from it if practicable. /,
therefore, will thank you for your well con-
sidered opinion whether Fortress Monroe and
Yorktown, one or both, could not, in whole
or in part, be garrisoned by colored troops,
leaving the white forces now necessary at
those places to be employed elsewhere:
Yours very Truly.
A. LINCOLN.
"In my reply, which was written on
the following day, I stated that l re-
garded Fortress Monroe, under any
circumstances, and especially in view
of the civil war in progress, as second
in Importance to no other in the union
In regard to Yorktown, of
which the proper garrison at that time
was 1900 men, l stated that one-half
might be colored troops, and there was
no place where they could be used
with less ODJeCtlOn.
In conclusion Gen. Dix said: 'sTh0se
who have been confronted in deadly
combat are always the first to lay
aside their animosities when the wa
ger of battle has been tried and fairly
decided. If at the north there are
some who would rake open the expir-
ing embers of a strife Of which the
flames have been burned out and ex-
tinguished; if at the south there are
those who persevere in fomenting the
ancient bitterness, and insist that their
prosperity depends on the restoration
of a social order on which the hand of
Providence has set the seal Of death;
let us be thankful that these are only
sporadic cases Of moral distemper,
from which the great body of the
people are exempt
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH PACIFIC.
On the 9Th inst, the passenger train
on the Northern Pacific, bound west
from Duluth, met with an accident
while crossing Tamarack river, twen-
ty-six miles west of Northern Pacific
Junction, resulting in the wreck of
the engine, baggage and one passenger
car, and the death of Glib. Wheeler,
engineer, and Hugh Fitzpatrick, bag
gage man. Larry Welch, fireman, was
buried with the engine, his head only
remaining uncovered. His neck, left
arm and hand was badly scalded, but
the injury is not serious. G. NJ. Ten
nes, route agent, met with severe
scalp wound, and had his arm and
shoulder severely bruised. About tif.
ty passengers were on the train, sew
eral of whom received slight bruises or
cuts, but none were severely wounded.
Conductor Dow and Route Agent
Lewis each had narrow escapes. They
found themselves in the water waist
deep, and partially under the wreck.
Both were considerably bruised. The
express messenger, Thomas Faugh,
was also severely bruised. Engineer
Wheeler died at his post, with his
hand on the throttle. He was buried
in at least six feet Of muck. He was
fearfully scalded, the skin on his hand
and arm slipping from the flesh. Hugh
Fitzpatrick, baggage man, had barely
reached brake, the danger signal
having been given, when he was
thrown into the stream, the express
car striking him, carrying him under
water, and probably killing him in.
stantly.
The accident occurred on Tamarack
river, the bridge having been partially
burned in the night. The bridge is
about two hundred feet long and eight
feet above the water-an ordinary pile
bridge. The bridge is reached by a
short curve, and it was not until the
train had reached the burned portion
of the bridge that anything wrong was
noticed. Then a flame, no larger than
the flame of a candle, and a little
smoke, was seen. The call for brakes
was sounded. but the engine immedi-
ately tumbled into the stream, fol-
lowed by the baggage and one passen-
ger car. It is possible the bridge was
fred by an incendiary.
HOW TO MAKE OTTAR OF ROSES.
At this time of year, when so many
rose leaves fall to the ground and are
wasted, every lady can, if she chooses,
manufacture delicious perfume at a
cost of less than fifty cents, and in a
few minutes time. Take two.gallon
glass jar, and fill full of clean, freshly
picked rose leaves. Then cork it tight
and take two.ounce phial and fit the
neck into the cork Of the two-gallon
jar. Cut some sponge into narrow
strips; soak them in good oil, free
from smell or rancidity, put the strips