The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-24

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Don't yog knov, Usher" aid Lin
colin. "thet 1os.oe = one Of to vefy
best 0Ove1nOD we've got?''
Judge Usher replied that hooo ooasid-.
cred him.
"Weil. it's -" reiterated tho Pr-,,-
dent; ''oot he's tho sastest stampeded Of
any man you ever 0w."
Lincoln hooked It evesything IN .
hopeful way. When others were crush
60 ~ the dteagten the armies suffered,
he Kept hts spirits up. It va not until
este! the CoeSsde.acy W. practically
dead-etter the fAll q Richmood-thst
pc seemed oppressed, - though the
heavy strain had been too much and a.
nal broke him down.
Stanton was . peculiar man, man OF
Iron will, and one who never3 smiled.
He had son, bright and promising
fellow; and, when be diod, be lest the
led nothing, sheolutely ndthing, out q
bib ample fortune, not even . book from
hto splendid library, but ordered In his
will that every volume b gathered up
and sold. The son obeyed his fathers
Instructions to the letter. He y now
dead. Stanton Wa . msu Of gTeat ~
sources, Of great executive ability, and
could hardly have been spared from the
war department. He " . very unpopu:
)ar, and In fact II may b aid be was al
most hated. He was m0rOse and unciv-
II, though the speaker never thought be
intended to Be. He was never we'll, and
that, Of course, accounted for great
manly Of his actions. He was never en-
gxged In free and cay conversation. He
was IN accomplished lawyer, and had
the faculty Of expressing bis views and
opinions with : precision and force
rarely equalle(l. The written re-
quests Of Mr.. Lincoln he would
sometimes, after reading, Tend In
pieces and throw on the l]00r or in the
lace Of the bearer. and then rudely deny
the request. OF course bis conduct
would lie promptly reported to Lincoln,
who would reply: ''Well, yoa see have
!, not much influence with this Adnlinis-
trxtion, but expect to have more With
understanding between them that Mr..
Stanton should refuse, II granting the
request was detrimental to the service.
I'VE read in the papers now" said
judge Usher, - good de ! about Cabi-
net meetings and the discussions If
questions 1t the~e meetings. There was
inAhing Of that kind with Mr.. Lincoln
and his Cabinet. Each was too busy
with Ills own department to discuss any
question relating to the other depart
n,ents. When Cabinet nleettngs we're
called, Stanton would usually put hls
head in 1t the dior and inquire, :1s
there anything to-day, Mr.. Prsstdent?'
TO which Mr.. Lincoln would reply, L
guess not. Stanton The Mason and
Slide,l affair caused some discussion, but
Mr.. Seward decided that question ana
not the Cabinet. There were never but
two questions brought before the Cabi.
net. and one Of them Wee the tear1Ql
maeeecre 1t Fort Pilk.w. Mr.. Lincoln
was very much in earnest about the
matter, and retaliatosy measures wefe
talked al, but never reeoTted TO-"
], Amer Halleck had been withdr:wn
from the field, no was kept at W:sh1ng,
tim by Mr.. Lincoln. and was 10 ana
around the W bite House oil the time;
..He was," said Judge Usher, - eree'
big, clever, intelligent clerk; some
Il,ody asked Lincoln what ne na9 dat
leck around 90 much for, and ne %.
/ a. - Ak>.,nn ~0N0 m1u1t0TV
men in Inc Cabinet, It was handy r.
have some one around who could *
Main the movements Of the troops In
fhe Held when the Dispatches came m
; Hslleck was, In short, . sort ofa Prest
T.incoln had 10 kind . heart - any
; man could possibly have: though =.
never Tor q moment thought Of gtvinl
M tie struggle for the preservation Q
tie Union on that account. -. -
. vonld feed the enemy when he tool
Kim nrisoner. but he thought 9
n"1hinr else than the enemy
an.i surrender. Many stcrtes are X
i.ted of how he permitted FOOD AM
cic3hinr to be taken u rene
nrisoneIs which were relatives OF ant
6eiInm DAYS. Yet when It came z
s;onino the dealh-warrant OF mel
csnohf burning Northern circles Q
sendinx infected clothing into Popo1oo
communities, no man c0u'" y A'0'
{ s'g Indys sj Usher gave the history Of tn
famous Gettysburg orat,onLt;n1St !, :.i H.
and simple prose p''em, wn,cI a - ~ -
mortal. and has been cosnI ne. - :.
e e1 coSr.e o., v rs expected 70 s.y som,
| th,n~ On the occasion, though Evers'
!; ; w.s th e" orator Of the day and would q.
d i've ,;ssr III, the address. Mr.. Lincoln va: =,
hurried by business in W.shington ,,t IT,.
. &c r. " >" tn can between the Nation.
- Csnital and Gettysburg, WITH r.
C sHp..I .round him, talking, gossap'ngl
laughing and chatterlne: , no WV II e." NJ