, 1879-03-17
WARD IL. LAMON.
Finely. y.Exnggeratoh Statements About Thfa



Gtnnt.
CnsFftpoHdtncs Nfto yo,E Sun.
WAsn1NGToN, March 10.-Alnost my day
during what is called the acason hero you mny
sec Ward II. Lnmon, the biographcr Of Lincoln,
In thu rotunda or corridors of tho Capitol. Ills
ilnmtnac frame. Ills long, black cutla, touched
With siycr, and his open, kindly couItcnancc mr.
rest attention, md str4ngera Invariably point
him out and nsk who hc Is. Ills friendships
scem to be mainly With the set that came III
with Lincoln, nnd he Rud Judge Davis are now
n,ld then seen In ctoso conference, their protr,ld-
Ing form* touching In the most beautiful amlty,
while their faces are q good yaru or two apart.
They weigh precisely the sa,nc,-30i pounds
npiecc. But Lamon carries his enormous
burden with case, and, I u,ay almost
say, with grace. It Is well distributed
nr;l solid. suggesting power rather than the
incumhrance which usually besets The tat.
Lamon ts In very truth q magnificent an.nal,-
powerful, Btatuvsquc+ almost tremendous. lilo
Hercules than tho hero himself, HIS nftn Is
thicker than one Of Deacon Richard Smiths
truly good legs, linl there Is superstition nut
In Illinois tllt It II made OF Iron. II Donn pintt
made tho playful remark, that hu had been
kicked By d mule, but would hava closed Its
ayes forever, under the impression tlat thu
domo had fallcn.
bling i n 1siN. It was whispered a1out tat ION
1fycr, tlsu puglist, had arrived with great
gang OF New York roUglls to hold the Callcrtcs
nni fight and howt for Seward. Ltncoln's
friends selected Lamon to lead a select CORDS Of
1lli,ois httera 10 clear cut the New Yurls
gentry, md, y necessary. tu whip llyer; md
The thing was donc IN good time md Workman
like style. During Inc War, n mounted sentinel
oraetcl laman's carrtaEu fronl tho hile-tloor
Of WlllaEh's llotsl; The earrlago continued To-
dies, and the Atarkhal's blood mounted In MI
instnnt. liz wnlkcd up tt, tle nlaI., Hrizcl sllu
horse by tlc rutni', nstl dragged him about half
aqUnru down the street, the soldier rs much
amazed tl.u whlo aa Il he had beeu corporeal.y
grapplel by Satan himself. 1 haye seen pfct-
uaes Of grizzly bears ouIluy mules arount! III
this fnAhton, bls It Is not often That you sco
man doit. l,eng Marst,s! Of the District, he
hud no lttla trouble ut this time with the War
Department and tho ultlltury generally. lla hat
great many b1aclss legally committed to his
custody, Hnd Ills strong determination TO kccp
M,nl deal With them according to law Was II
dreadful scandal to suntlry members OF Cou:,
gresa. They charged hIrn with d[sloyalty. aIa!
besought Linrnln to Te,nuyo him; but Lincoln
only laughed Vt thunl ai.l told tllcm storira-+
very amusing to lin, but very exaslcrat-
lug 10 tl'e,n-to ilinstra!s That good tcl,
low ILL., as ho called lin. was. nsiu how III
! hu could afford to spuro him. hut VI length
! tho crisis arrived. Tho Marshal went one Nlaht
| to dino with old Mr.. Nlar out at Silver Springs,
| n1.A wcn l,e returned his deputy, Informed him
that tho Military t'ovcrnor lad tallen possession
Of The inll, md Eut there Glara cotnrt'scd of
| a Sergeant nnti ahaut dozen men. Lamon
consulted Mr. Carlisle, bls regular counsel, nlhl,
useertaintng tl!at this intrusion was utterly
| without warrant OF Inv, announced his tntcn.
| ttOn of rctnkIng tho placc, which to proceeded
| tn do ut once. Alone, md with hls Own h1llts,
| lIo u!sarmed The entire purity, took tlle keys
from tt,p Sergeant. locked upthfm and hts men.
stacked their arms, ui,,l tllcn reported TO Mr.
Lincoln the state Of atta!rs. llc was sustained.
as lie always wns, by thc President, a,,l tn tue
| time q pontlor0ns 0pnon frosn FAtl,er liates put
an end TO The military slcgu ot tle JUL. wllel,
1.amou n,canwllilu had put Into nosture Of d.
fcnsc, mil determined to hold ut any cost.
About the Bnule ttlAu Dir. Stanton had Nude ~
hts mind 70 seze alouso tlat l.aInon ha'l bought
!ly. ''lt you ito that" said !.an.un, VI the COR
clusion Of an Interview III which tho Secretary
had been very offensive, "Ill kil you" stun
ton went Immediately to tho Prcaidcut, a,Ml ia-
n,unicr ] lin. i Wcli, stanton." said Lincoln,
far ynur eud, Tor Il,ll's man ot his word. but
III scs lin, aud try II ean't yet him 70 spare
mine, YOU know" But Mr. stanton did not
| Take tha house.
Whatever history may say OF the alleQcd COLI
spitaey to murder Mr. LfHcoln ~ Baltimore, nla
his way tu ~ inauguratcd, the dangcr was Ger
tuinly considered real an4 Imminent by those
who had him III charge. After tue reception ut
Harrisburg It bccame necessary TO se!eet silt
Kle 1nnlI 10 accompany htt11 gu hla peI0us secret
Journey to Washington by way OF Philadelphia
and Baltimore slr, uni Airs. Lincoln both
| chose l.aulon without hesitation They knew
him Ut old. u,pl Airs. Lincoln satl she would not
trust her husband with auy otlttr con,pun1ou.
Lanon has told the story Vi that midnight rids
III hls "Lifc Of Lincoln, % un4 stllcuI.d the ap-
prulenslons fclt at tic time. But Mr. Lincoln,
| who was u brave mau as over lived, wouldnot
destlt,cIy paIsel into tha Capisal II lie had not
believed that Ills .liip would psy the penaty Of
| Noncompliance.
Ms. lineoln's warm pesaonal attachment to