Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-02
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ton, and Mr.. Weed gives this aceddn
| of their meeting:
81 repaired TO the Office at AMI
street, where the paper was published
and inquired for Its editor. A younl
man with light hair and blonde com
plexion and coat of and sleeves rollet
up, standing at the case, stick in hand
replied he was the editor; and tina
youth was Horace Greeles. We So
| down in the composlngroom. when
Informed him Of the object OF my visit
He, of course, was surprised, but evil
IDENTIFY gratifed; nor was his sarpfis,
and qualification diminished to learI
that l was drawn to him without AM
other inclination or reason than such
as | had derived from the contents o.
the New Yorker" The outcome Of
the interview was the Jeffersonian
and later the Log Cabin.
Mr.. Weed confesses that he
was very much disappointed in
the election of Abraham Lin.
coin to the Presidency, and
not at all inclined to pay him a visit
in Springfield in the interest Of the
party. He was, however, persuaded
and there he found Judge David
Davis and Mr.. Leonard SWEET. They
thoroughly discussed the situation,
aud he found Mr.. Lincoln "sagacious
and afable," After some preliminary
conversation, Mr.. Lincoln remarked
10 Mr.. Weed that he supposed he
had had some experience in cabinet
makings that he lad a JOB on hand
and as he had never learned that
trade, he was disposed to avail him,
self of the suggestions of friends. y
Mr.. Weed acknowledged this soft i'm.
parchment. and they put their head.
together to form a cabinet. When
Mr.. Weed was preparing TO 20 away
Mr.. Lincoln said: Some gentlemen
who have been quite nervous about
the object of your visit here would
be surprised, ii not incredulous, were
| to tell them that during the two
days We have passed together you
have made no suggestions as to an
pointments." In another part of the
book MIR. Weed tells how he was once
disappointed in the beginning of hil
career about an Office, and that be
made up his mind at that time be
would never seek or accept any politi,
cal appointment.
THE HERALD AND THE WAR.
Mr.. Weed devotes a chapter to "Tht
Herald and the War" The position
Of the Herald, more or less In sym
pathy with the South, disturbed the
government, as the paper had large
circulation abroad as we'll as in thi.
country Lincoln sent for Weed. and
asked him outright whether, as be
had experience in "belling cats" he
would see Bennett and try to convert
the Herald. Mr.. Weed accepted The
delicate mission and dined with Ben,
nett. When fruit was served. Mr.
Weed frankly informed him of the
object OF his visit. The autobiography
says:
Mr.. Bennett replied that the Abo,
litionists, aided by Wing members o.
Congress, had provoked a war, The
danger OF which he had been warning
the country for years, and that now
when they we're reapiDg what they had
sown, they had no right to call upon
him to help them out of the difficulty
that they had deliberstely
brought upon themselves. | list.
ened without interruption for ter
minutes to bitter denunciation Of
Greeley, Garrison, Seward, Sumner
Giddings, Phillips and myself as hay,
ling, by Irritating the South, brought
the war upon the country. | then, il
reply, without denying or attempting
to explain any OF his position, STATED
the whole question from our stand
point. | informed him Of facts anC
circumstances within my knowledge
showing conclusiyely the deliberate
design of severing the Union to pre-.
vent California from coming into Il a,
a free State. 4 y Nothing wa,
then said in regard to the futur,
course OF the Herald, but that iourna
came promptly to tAe support OF the
government, and remained earnest
and outspoken against the rebellion
II was charged that Mr.. Bennett.
changed course was ocoasioned bv the
mob which surrounded his Office
and it was also charged that the
Herald had been bought up by thu
administration. Both of these accu
sations we're utterly unfounded. :
Nor was one word spoken, suggested
or intimated in our conversation con
veying the idea of a personal interes.
or advancement. My appeal VA
made to Mr.. Benefits Judgment. anC
from his sense as an influential Jour
nalist to the government and Union
That appeal, direct asd simple. wa
successful. The President and Secre,
tary OF htate, when informed of my
mission, were much relieved and graf
lied. Mr.. Lincoln frequently ex
pressed to me his desire in some wa,
to acknowledge his sense OF obligation
70 Mr.. Bennett, and some two year.
attervara, Yhep the French mission
was open, the President authorized
Mr.. Wakeman, then Surveyor of Ii,
port, to offer it to Mr.. Bennett. which
however, he declined"
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