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nary personality Is still one of tho most distinct
things In my memory. fit WAS a. wisc n eef-
pcnt. He had the skil1 Of tho greatest states
man In the wyrl1. Everything he handled came
10 Etcccss. Nobody took up his work and
brought II 10 tho sarne perfection"
His UNFIxleHED PLAN. -
"Don't you think that he would have failed II |
he had lived over into the time of rsconstruc-
had rnlca until 1sasi''
"Eo, cir. fFe would hare been supported by |
the people Q: tho country, however opposed by |
tne poi'tlstap.. and the psop.e wo%ta haye
fought the politicians with s,,ch Akt!I that hc /
always had the people with h!n,,' and wouldn't |
have lost them al johnson did"
"Whnt do you think of Johneoneh |
'"Well. johnson sincerely undertook 70 carry |
out Lfncoln'a work, hut he hadn't the skill, He
was no ste,. man, howcvcr, 90 Mr. Lincoln IN |
breadth, wisdom, or Wit. johnson said to mo |
J.tnco,Ie tntenttonst" Il
best ,ou c.n.' l!s sud he never Wished 70 r.
lcrt1e. JOHNSON hated Tylcrism." |
"Now, tell me, Mr.. Usher, how wonld Mr. |
Lincoln have reconstructed tho sonth1n
"Iio would have made" said Mr. Usher, "a
powerful white Republican party tp every Routh.
have mado The Southern people support him in
preference to tho radical Northern politicians.
Lincoln wontd i'avc said in private 10 their lead.
crs. You will havc to stand in with me- aud
help me out: otherwise summer mud Stevens
and those fellows will beat us l,oth.' Ho would
have said, You 20 back home and ttart fnne
schools yourselves for t1lcncEroes. and PITT them
on the route to citizenship. Let Il bc your own
aome land ultimately out Of tho public domain
III your States. In TINT way you will havo them
yoMs friends polftlcaflyt. md you, pr'mpeEi.y
could have carried cut that platform. His tenn
peramente, t.mfuencc, and quality ali adapted
him for stch great part. Johnions on the
contrary, was man Of violent mind, and en-
be hanged. He was not at ali adapted for the
Work Of paciarat,on and rrconstruction.'
MS sgSsE oF nIs1RusT.
"Hr: Usher aid you eyer .so ~ =, tnc Was
coln's nature OF behay!or-eithcr clatton, OF
safety, or desnondencel"
"Yes, sir. Toward the clnse Of the War,
were soon to triumph, hir. Lincoln grew eraver
and bis face longer. lTe seerned to apprchcni
that moro serious work than war vas to de-
,yolvc upon hisn,-.the pacihcation and hsrmonlz-
'.:May ask. str. Usher, xhat Is your present
feeling on the Southern questionf"
~ don't think the Southern States have
behaved ~ they should bare done. They have
BE- prosperous uutil their public conduct Is
dictated BY honesty and patriotism. This band
ing together Into Solid South won't help
"Wus
OLIVER r. MORTON
"sGns xsfy %pS,tsns snst' "a" when s0u won't into r
Junior, anl recol!cct him distinctly At Indian
npols. Lie vas Democrat and stout past
san. md. therefore, We WhiGs did not look on
him With much favor. Iio wy rough.
largo Of stature and rery perfect in bis limbs,
md mY recollection Of hlm IL principally Us i
dancer. At the hotel he used 10 figure In ali
Tue Dances anu you'd S get Tie M setyant,cirls Or
throw MP hin heels with them. Ho was parslcu-
"liad Mr. Lincoln any fancy for female 80
II think NOT. he was nlmost wholly possessed
with scnse Of duty a,Il respouribilitv. lie was
not shy !n tho company Of ladies', but l don't
thnk be thought anything about them rntil
they came before him as guests Or callers. some
Of the women gave him great deal Of trouble,
Some Of bis wtfe's people were southcrncrs, and
public attacks wcre mada on them; aH, for In
through tho lines with pass from Mr.. Lincoln.
and taken quantity of medicine, etc. I re-
member that an old partner In law of mtno
hroueh! his wifo % Wasili1rtou, and they wanted
awaiting aroupd Ills door. but the doorkeepcr
admitted US at once, and Mr.. Lincoln cune for.
ward with both hands eItendc.' aud shook tho
lady'a hand. rather d!ynng, that abe was the
y
or iwo. and said some quatnt things; and when
tho lady can,e out sho raid to TIE: "Why,
don't think that ho Ia An ugly man At all.n
lie was almost father to i,ia wife. lie seemed
to bo possessed Of ths nation that she was
under hts protection, and that he must look out
for her like uilltul chlld."
THE AssAasIyA11oR.
alr. 8cWar1 told ma willis he was aufYertuE
from dreadful Kash IN Ills jaw, inflicted By
that fellnw Paino, that II ho had been cut ami
around, htr. Lincoln would not havo gone to tho
theasfe the might ha was murdered. Mi. Sew
ct.lcnt. He was thrown from, carriage aud
| badly hurt. Al that time War,l Latuon. Ms,
lAnco'n's MARSHAL. was absent IN RIchmont,
M shs. .: M 'G IDeo1a' should 10 not ts'otns; hsss
1t home. There were ruu,ors OF aomo destgn
sgatnst the F1eAflent'a life. OF coursc, We bad
but Lamon sent wonl from Richmond that
! there was something impeu1fnE, and Mr. Sew
sras detectives knew that somcthlng was
add you ever speak to Mr.. Lincoln on tho
! qucstlon Of his dangest'
"I lid. Lincoln VIA too careleas, lilo would
60 out Of hts house at night and walk over to
fho War Department, where Stanton WIS re-
ceiyine dispatches, unattended. said 70 him !:
tLlncoln, you have DO buAiness to expose your
self ia this way. II IL known that you 90 cut
at midnight and return here sometimes ut
o'clock !u tho morning frou, the War Depast-
mcnt. II would be very easy to kill you.' The
President replied that II anybody desired to
astassinate I'm M he dc dc rot !, suppose nuy amount
LIS KINDNxsa.
"Wss Nj. Lsncoln's Kindness OF disposition
"oh, ycs; 11e bad more patience than any.
considering a thing Of Importance In thu Cabi,
net, his little aon would push open the door aud
come In with drum and beat II up and down
the soom E!vtnE ,u, Us al L. certain a.aoa1s 81