The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-01

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vented his pcnt.up passion by knocking
your shoe. rhis thought ko lit often ays enabled Se
me to refrain from . sharp answer,
when it would have done more harm
than good. Yet I did not always
take an unmerited rebuke
quietly. He sent down for
me one day to 60 to his room in the de.
partment. I found him alone, pacing
tho floor. He asked me rather sternly
why had done q certain thing that had
my my reasons. Said he: You % were ,
wrcng;. you ought not to have done eny
such thing AS I differed from him
nude no sort of reply. Then he asked
me why ! had not done something else
instead. I told him why, briefly ex-
planning the circumstances. He said in
milder tone, that he did not agree
with me. To this msde no reply. Then
he asked Don't you think you were
wrongT / said, very deliberately and
positively: NO. Mr.. Secretary, I do not
think was wrong, and moreover,
may as we'll add, once FOR all. that my
best Judgment aud ability were uni
formly exerted to foresee what may re-
quire to be done, and to do it as
well as possible. If l fail, it ia
not from want of endeavor;
and when you find fault. as you some.
times Ito. it cannot quicken me to great
er care md excrtion, but only makes
me Indifferent whether I pleasu you or
not lie said quietly, 4 febuke whom
please.' Yes SIR said I. Having wait-
ed some time, and finding he eaid noth-
ing more, but continued walking up ard
down ia deep thought: asked him If
he'wisled anything further. He said:
No., and l withdrew. Half an hour af.
ter tlle messenger summoned me to his
room again. thought it quite probable
he would do as he did with a former
chief Of q btireau WHO got'angry at the
way Mr.. Stanton spoke to him; and re-
sented 1t by saving he would not allow
any mnn 10 address TO him such Ian
guage. 1t was ut tho beginning of his adj
ministration, and tho Secretary asserted
his authority by ordering the refractory
chief TO- a remote city and never
tc return to duty. But lad taken my
stand deliberately and meant to main
tam 1t. The secretary wan sill alone
and standing hy hi. high table. Beck
oning to me with his finger in a pleasant
way, he put his arm around my shout.
der and drew my head close to his, when
secret, which it was not at all necessary
had said, found I was right and took
this method OF showing me extraordi-
nary confidence bv way of acknowledg.
nleilt. This course which the secretary
pursued more than once, fully accom-
rlisl.ed his generous purpose without
subjecting him to direct confession
OF wrong, which he thought
might weaken his influence. He knew
thet we'll understood 80. In moments
of leistsre he would often send for ne,
and in the most pleasant manner inquire
about my business; to inform himself oi
what was going on, and then converse
generally OH topics requiring considera.
tion. In this way lie maintained sufli'
cient knowledge Of things he might have
to act upon, and broke ia UPON tho
headlong current of events which
seemed to cause everything to lie done
III q lltrry.
''The absurd and malicious tale that
Stanton took his own life was forever
refuted by the letter of Surgeon Gen
Barnes .nd atii,lavits of WIN. s. Dupee
was and David Jones. Ifanything more
wanting to confirm me in the persuasion
Of the falsity of such a story, my OWL
knowledge would suffice. l watched by
the body of Edward M. Stanton the en-
tire night after his death, and could no
have tailed to know if there was any.
thing wrong about it. Moreover l coulc
never be brought to believe that man
who 60 often gave utterances to relig'
icus convictions rs lie did in friendly
conver ations with me could haye poss'
bly, perverted lis mind SO ns to commi,
such decd. Only some three or foul
years preceding his decease, he invited
General Barnes and Meigs and myself
to be present at his baptism. The Ger.
emony was performed in his chamber
by the Rev. DR.. Sparrow, his old time
professor at Kenyon College, none 9th
ers, except his family, being present.