Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-08-17
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we retired In god oTDer, ana NeV.
Mr.. X. resignd his office as Chaplain
next day, and doubtless can he found
preaching the Gospel somewhere now
in "the pines" of West Jersey. The next
time saw Secretary Stanton he called
me to him, and said;
Young man, you may have thought
me unreasonable in that preachers
case, but | always have good reason
for my actions"
Stanton was in temperament what
the phrenologists call nervous san
guine, strongly marked Emphatic"
He was short in stature, with the gen
eral evidence of the English bulldog
in his makeup. But he had an heart
in him as big as an OK. He would
travel thousand miles to undo an in
Jury If he felt sure he had acted I'M
Justly towards human being. He
knew what war was and he never used
ottar of roses. He had no patience
with that officer who would sign a
voucher on honor las they do in the
army for dollar more thar he had
expended and he was like the wrath
of God, slow bat sure, on the trail OF
that man caught robbing his govern
ment in the hour of his country's dir
est need. ..How do you like Senator
--?' | asked, naming a rich man
with the senatorial purple around his
neck, albeit it had cost him a pile 20
get the purple"
Like him" Numbered the big watch
dog of the war office. 'Iike him
Why ! had two Of his pals in the Old
Capitol prison for selling the same YES
sci load of oats three times to the same
quartermaster, and if Lincoln had not
been SO kind-hearted would have had
Senator -- in the same jail too"
But he could be just, even in his
wrath. John Z. Hale, the most humor-
Gus and gifted story-teler | ever knew,
took $4,000 for getting rebel out OF
the Old Capital prison. Some inter
ested parties, positively hoping to get
the money back, began proceedings,
intending at least to disgrace Hale,
then senator FROM New Hampshire.
The whole matter was left to Secretary
Stanton. He took whole day to hear
the evidence, ard his decision was
prompt, and in these words:
Senator Hale was offered $1,000 for
his legal services. He earned it as a
lawyer. That is all there Is IN this
case"
The secretary was very friendly with
John w. Forney, and he held him in
high esteem, f,r Mr.. Forney's early and
constant Gdelty to Liucoln's admins
ration in his "two papers-both daily"
Dan Dougherty was also n great fav-
orite with the war minister. II Mr..
Lincoln had lived John W. Forney
would not have abandoned republican
ism. The love Of the Stanton and
Lincoln for each other was steadfast
and unquestioning. They We're two
minds with but a single -lhought-and
that was to crush out rebellion.
With Stanton the lightning came first,
the thunder afterward. He did not
hesitate to put detectives into the white
house to watch Andy Johnson, at
which the tailor of Tennessee has been
known to "cuss" II blue streak. 1t was
at the suggestion of Senator Summer
and other senators, notably Zach
Chandler, that he barricaded the war
office and refused entrance to General
Lorenzo Thomas, the adinteIim appoint
ment of Johnson. 1t was General
Lorenzo Thomas who was told by
citizen of Delaware that the eyes of
Delaware were on him" and Lorenzo
belttled the occasion, great and histor
ic as it was, by swearing that he, Gen.
Thompson, and Secretary Stanton had
taken drink of whisky together
when Lorenzo the Brave" demanded
the office. This soft impeachment"
was never denied by the secretary. 1t
was while "holding the fort in the
war office that Charles Sumner sent to
Stanton the well-remembere1 tele-
gram, viz.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Sec. of War !:
Stick CHARLES SUMNER.
And he stuck The pressure of
those terrible times told on Stanton's
iron constitution. 1t would necessa-
rily tell on anybody not made in all
parts of Bessemer steel. Stanton
thought Grant, at first, sided with Andy
Johnson, ana question OF Neraclty
arose between them. II was hard for
Stanton to forgive, and he never for
gave Grant unless it was when Grant
sent him the ermine of the supreme
court on his death-bed. But Grant was
a proud mau--so was Stanton, and
their differences could have been re-
conciled had either been inclined To
yield. While sitting in his sanctum at
the var Office, during the eventful sum-
mer G the blockade" ut the war de-
partment, ! suggested that Republics
were ungrateful. Hereplied, with sad
ness, that he never expected to be UNI
derstood while he lived that the pop
ulace had not cnanged greatly in the
centuries since it cried "Hosanna' one
day and "crucify Him" the next. He
seemed to feel sure of his place in his
tory, but ever spoke OF the politicians
with scorn. He never seemed to me
the same man after the death of Lin.
coin. An administration guided by
the hand Of Il great soldier rather thar
great statesman had few charms FOL
n trained intellect like Stanton's--tht
soldier element pressed to the fore anc