The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-12-04
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|. The fecent death Of Z. L. Stanton.
son Of TIE great War Secretary, has re.
Ivlved some "reminiscences Of his father. !.
Among them Is 4 new version Il III
Iorigin Of Lincoln's noted declaratioouA.
III have very little, infloence With This. =
Administration." The following is thS
story ~ 1t is related by one who claima
TO nave been an eye witness:
1t was in the summer lofs 1859, A Ths
army Of the Cumberland WAS inactiva
ia its campaign. General Mitchell.e -
Kansas, then con Jactives soldier in the
army the Cumberland, came to W ash-
llngton to seek the promotion Of Can
TAIN 70 thsposition Msjor- In che. 0uar-..
Itermaster's Department, there having
been q vacancy cfeated'l5y deashFiYbS
iCsptain whose prosnotidnE he souxhts1ssH
man OF fine abilities. Upon. arriving.
here, General MITCHELL vent directly to
THE ONCE Of Secretary, Stanton. e.Mitph
'teis Nas soldier who had obtained dis,
unctlon ~ the war BE found Stanton !.
resting bis massive form upoNhhs he desksa
ic The var Office, Which has noy ,becoms
historical. There was gloom .upon his
stern face. He had evidently 'bssefif v
1troubled " some of me sconipiicstiotsoi
lot the great wsr, the entire responsibihs,
iliiies OF which he seemed to consider.
4 we're Placed upon his sko0ldessT -.
tStautoh hsard Geherals Mitciiell's ststs.f
/ uent, ,butlha already been. ,notified of,s
\ TIE death of the; Major, whose place,
General Mitchell sought to fIl. The
tMar Secretary brusquely replied topi
Mitchell that provision bad; already
been made to All the vacancy. General !.
Mitchell. Immediately retired to rel rein orcss ~
himself with greater ihfldence . thafi tkclo
Isimple petition he 'hadsof the lon sfs sioetil
lthe corps in which, he WAS stationed.g Is AZ,
i General Mitchell proceeded. directly
to s6e once Of the PresidentrA Mr. Nm.
lcoln heard his story. and iudoreedn bis,z
petition With these words The Sec.s.
retary Of War will make the appoint
lment In accofdarce with the witb'id n. "
fquest." General Mitchell, accoinpsnisa--
lby the then Senator Pomeroy, who 6asss
at that time at the height Of his political
Iiphuence, returned to the War Depart-
meuts At the door of the War OfI3ce
they were met by bluff old Ben, w Wade,,
who returned to the Secretarv. win
them, feeling curious. perhaps. to see
how Stanton would act in obeyinv theitl
order Of bic superior. Wade : coy;asftvls
soon after assumed alsyerya iiffsrentE
complexion In the~presence of these
gentlemen the petition of General MI6sA-
|elL With the endorsement of the Preei-gy
dent thereon, was presented to Stanton
without any. comment. Stanton ouietlv
read the petition and the ipdorssmenw "
and then deliberately tore ftbe inetifi6nal
into Shreds, which be- ,depos;ted i;n,uE.
swssts. basket.aei The three ,oer,lemsa.
were ,astonished at what seemed 10 the,s.
and might very properly have anneared
to anybody, nm act of. stupend ons imbn9aq
deace. Is The, ,only, comuent ttba,, So
itary, Stanton, made consisted in tbs
words, uttered in a.odiet tone. with his
large EYES closed somewhat bek;nds Mo
spectacles: aThe apnointmenf I'm iSi,ko
be anade.' s4olnd flrs rgsT - .I1
The three gentlemen retirar, .,,.s,,,.,r
less with rage and astonishmeufIf h, MAJ,
Stanton, Nasfiaianan much sftsr Eenh
Wade's heart eeThiss act sof, ,stantoue.s
bad aroused the oIdI mans wrath. I Ana,
set loosa 4 tonoue wb,rh. =, -. I ,as.,SHn s
ical expression. does-nct .tr;c,,v ri so,1csy
ectissIss.ioal eunhemisr, -, : :. AZ AZ .s,ss.sa.,
grin pisyed, aboot, ot,therarim,v ,nh,s -
tnres ! Of old Ben Tade'. sscs' ~ =
hIs hands .s ~ ~ .,sss' s.,,rS
Of the rebelliou, Serreta y 80 ;,ti
his vigorous rrssn,q Wsda strods AZ,
The tf5at, and told ih;ss cnrcnss;oss - vs.,e -
fclloss nutterin . !. ,sWe'x;I - a. ssase
this.p General Mitchell NJ - 49,
rom : recent ronnd and issi ii
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