Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-17
LINCOLN ON HANCOCK
"Destined to Become one Of the Most Dis.
tingaished Hen Of the Ege.'

"Destined to Become one Of the Most Dis
tingnished Hen of the 4ge.''
From the Lancaster Intellig encer.
BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug. 81 met MIR.
James McDougal, lumber merchant of
Baltimore, of high standing, and one of the
genial class of Springs visitors, who become
generally known and popular. Mr.. McDou.
gal has been an ardent Republican, a demon
lac condition he reached after starting in life
as an Old Line Whig and passing thence
through the purgatory of Douglas
Democracy. DR.. McDougal lost
forty thousand and some odd dollars by
the rebellion, circumstance which may &C
count for some of his bitterness against the
rebels. They say he was in danger of being
lynched in the unpatriotic atmosphere of
Baltimore in the earlier days of the rebellion,
fact which can readily believe, for he is
evidently brim.fu of strong opinions and
plain language, and has no disposition to
check their overflow. He told me some
thing that you will be glad to hear and
which I am surprised that we have not read
before.
When Mr.. Lincoln issued his emancipa-
ton proclamation believe that was the
occasion--a deputation of citizens from
Baltimore went on to Washington to con-
gratulate him. MIR. McDougal was one of
the number. They speedily got through
with their address at the White House, and
that they would not further trespass upon
the Presidents valuable time.
"Take seats, boys, take seats!' exclai med
l., h. E.. H.
brought in. "It would be strange if could
not spare half hour or an hour for CONVEX
sation with friends who have come from
Baltimore to see me-"
The visitors sat down and spent nearly
an hour in conversation. Presently the sub
ject of generals came up, and various opin-
ions were expressed as to who was the ablest
officer on our side. When great many
opinions had been given Mr.. Lincoln said:
"Gentlemen, in my judgment you have not
struck the right man YETI
And of course all were anxious to hear
him name the man, and asked him to do so.
He said:
SIT is Gen. Hancock
The countenance of his visitors expressed
their surprise, and one of them ventured to
say that he feared Hancock was too rash.
.'Yes," said Mr.. Lincoln, ESQ some of the
| older generals have said to me, and I have
said to them, that have watched Gen. Han
cocks conduct very carefully, and I have
found that when he goes into action he
achieves his purpose and comes out with a
smaller list of casualties than any of them.
Bold he is, but not rash. Why, gentlemen
do you know what his record was at West
Point?"
| And MIR. Lincoln went to his book shelf,
and taking down an army register showed
the position in which Hancock had gradua.
ted, and that, furthermore, in class that
was one of the most distinguished that had
ever graduated at the military academy.
Continuing to speak of him in the highest
termes, he further said:
81 tell you gentlemen, that if his life and
strength are spared, believe that Gen
Hancock is destined to be one of the most
distinguished men of the age. Why, wher
I go down in the morning to open my mai
and l arise at o'clook-I declare that
do it in fear and trembling, lest may heal
that Hancock has been killed or wounded