, 1879-07-25

Tho "DlarY Of Public Man." published IN
the North american Htyieaa for this month, nnd
retorzed to cditorialy In ttlcse columns few
days since. contains passages worth repeating
mora in detail than We were ablo to give them
at TINT time. Referring to an interview With
MIR. Douu1As In nDccember, 1860, aud the lattcr's
opinion Of bUonANAN'e luptctty and coward
ice. the anonymous author OF the diury writes:
lie [DouaLAs1 launched ont Into kind Of tirndoon
hit. DucHANAN'a dupiclty anu cowardlce. tried
s1sss hssd sfeSpS " @ H.
Sns1 smss ri se!e s saS SnS pons ssr 81 oe e. s
ssa ut rns t efoot BY h s H. HI own
eisas-hs iiEes 10 snt it np ill., e rellrh itI' Iie
on po ioes e ut S aten s'sy s q :.aS
business, which he wished pfopagatcd Without car
ing to propagate Il himself. Of have his friends do
tell It TO tho rroaldent ai!or first getting he Notd
on no account to mention u to NM. one. 'M!ihln
boi" "A' AL OVER " ''n'ps'on' a. l kn'" II "0''n
Another passage rclatos to tho then-recont
senatorial election Ia Now York, when Alr. uAR-
R1s defeated Mr. WILLIAM NJ. EvAnTs through
tho Influence Of Mr.. SEWARD and Mr. WEED:
IhaA long convcrsatlon th!s evening With =,
81 New York, on tho issue Of this Senatorial cfec-
ton at ALBANY, which also puzzles me constdefa.
the' e' OUTLOOK lie eonid Til ne re- nothing d julve
sre aatns e iii Il In
good story Of Mr. .TuuiLow WEED. who, being
nskcd by some member Of tho Legislature, when
ho knew uAlsrIs nersona!ly nnd thought him safe.
rsnsa, p9 tnow bun Rs1,onsy' ~ shoad
the1e u mafe Truth taa eoesy n s o
warm personal friend Of Nj. EYAnrs, who was
generally designated ~ the successor Of blr. Sxw.
Loves Atr EvAurs was deliberately slaughtered BY
Mr. WEsp ct ths inat'gation Of Mr. SEWARD. ln
respect TO AZ. EyA'Ts ho tells mo that he has roa.
aaeseoded n The Senate t, BY = man Of auen siena:
strong With tho Conservative classes-
Two anecdotes of Mr.. LINCOLN are given
The nsst is apropos Of breakfast to LINCOLN
by some OF the sol[d men OF Now York utter the
election and before tic Inauguration:
BAnsxr said that Mf. LtKcotN maao d bad i'm
thought necesssry Of reasonable 1t remark which
nj nj Il ysiy eses tSs" S.s f.
any Otr y; s Hsf e Msw e xesh ,,t o naocd T.
the votes 1a.t Noyemher." Pafhaps this was rather
e Il to ono Il 5
ates I'D 81. ditlieqlttes Of tbs posItIon, and j.
ionares, p" and hope moro than OF tho politicians.
Mr. L1scoLN's remark, In TIC light OF
present days, seems In good temper aud ap-
proprtato enough. 1t was only M attempt,
evidently, 10 keep hts spirits up. The other
atory CONCERNS tho alleged Intention Of New
York City to set up IN independent Govern
ment, a FREQ city. Tho author Of tho diary
said to Mr. LINCOLN that he had only hcarl OF
such visionary plaus, md that tho only I'm
portanca he attributed to them wns tint they
illustrated tho necessity Of gcttlng cur COM
nerclal atfairb back into healthy condition as
early as possiblc.
"That n tsuo. " LINCOLN roplIcd: 'sanl no hodY
busincss-wsll, reckon It Will be solno time be-
fore tho front door sots up housekeeping on itH
own account" which struck a. quaint and
rather forc!bls way Of putting the case.
The diary contains many passages Of equal
interest With those above quoted