Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-30
WHAT STANTON WROTE IN 1861.
BUCHANAN's ADMINISTRATIONS vISDIcATED
BY LINCoLS's, AND MCCLELLAN DOOMED
TO FAIL THROUGH CABINET N.
TRtGUEs AND REPUBLICAN IN.
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TERFERENCE

TERFERESCE.'
From the World EStrac,.
Such extracts as The World can make
room for from the very sensational let.
ters of Edwin NJ. Stanton. published for
the first time in the North American Re.
vic0 for November. cannot be better ex.
planned than by the introduction which
the editor of the Revia0 gives them, and
which we accordingly copy:
THE editor Of the North American Re-
rie,0 hopes that it is no longer necessary
for him to assure his readers that he
takes part neither with the TEoians nor
with the Tyrians in any OF the various
controversies which have so far been
evoked from time to time by contribu.
tors to these pages. 1t is only by way.
therefore, of what the lawyers call
abundant caution that the editor
has thought it well to request his
readers to remember this while read.
ing the interesting extracts from the
"Dary of Public Man" in 1861. which
he is now laying before them and that
he now reminds them of it in connec-
tiOn with the even more interesting let
ters OF the late Mr.. Stanton to the late
President Buchanan, which appear be-
low. These letters were handed to the
editor for publication by distinguished
gentleman, who desires that his name
may not for the present be made known,
and into whose possession they came in.
directly from collection of private
papers left by the late President Bu.
Il. al l.. ...st
doubt can be entertained than of the
importance Of the light which they
throw upon that twilight period just
preceding the outbreak Of the civil
war, about which so little has ever been
definitely and accurately known. and
the interest Of which grows with every
passing day and month and year. Az
will be seen, these letters of Mr.. Stanton
bear directly upon the very grave and
momentous events treated of in the ex.
tracts which we give in the present
number from the contemporaneous
"Diary of n Public Man" When we
remember that Mr. Stanton, at the time
when these letters we're written, was
bitterly opposed to Mr.. Seward, and in.
deed 10 The whole Administration of
Mr.. Lincoln, while the diarist. on the
contrary, lived in friendly and familiar
relations with Mr.. Seward, and was evi.
IDENTITY more inclined 10 support than to
assail Mr.. Lincoln, the corroborative
value Of the letters to the Diary and of
the Diary to the letters will be evident.
Between them they illuminate one OF
the most trying and important epochs
Of our own history, and indeed OF all
modern history, with clean and novel
light.
WASHINGTON, April 3, 1861.
DEAR SIR: Although a considerable
period has elapsed since the date of my
last letter to you nothing has transpired
here Of interest but what is fully detail
ed in the newspapers. Mr.. Toucey left
here last week. Judge Black Is still in
the city. General Dix made . short
visit at the request of the Secretary oil
the Treasury. Mr.. Holt, think, is still
here, but ! have not seen him for sew
eral days. You Of course saw Thomp-
sons answer and Mr. Holps reply.
have not had any intercourse with any
OF the present Cabinet, except few
brief interviews with Mr.. Bates, the At
torney. General, on business connected
with his department Mr. Lincoln
have not seen. He Is said to be very
much broken down with the pressure