The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-07-18

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iety was ever present in Mr.. Lincoln
mind during the war, as respects the
condition of affairs in the Border States
particularly in Missouri. There were
III these sections three characteristic
elements: The avowed friends of the
Southern Confederacy the more con
sentative class, friendly to the South
and its institutions on account of socia
and caste affiliations, yet still more dis
posed to cling to the Union and the
extreme, iconoclastic, anti-slavery ele
ment, fanatically opposed to joining
hands with any faction not as radica
as themselves. 1t seemed to Mr.
Lincoln great problem of the hour tc
harmonic the latter two elements il
the support of the Union. To this enc
he deemed it wise to place in com
mand of the military forces in Missouri
a man of conservative views, whose ain
would be to hold as large a number a
possible Of the modern pro-slavery PEG
pie on the side of the Union. Will
this view he appointed General Soho
field to the command of the troops j.
that state. Schoheld was good sol
der and fully in accord with the Presi
dent as to the policy to be pursued il
the case. He retained many of the
moderate pro slavery people in the
smaller offices and as to the con
tracts, out of which ls-ge sums O
money could be made, the Genera
showed the stl.ctest impartiality as be-
tween the two elements above named
This, of course, CALLED the radical:
to the quick. They controlled the
delegation in Congress, and demanded
not only I'll the offices in the state, bu
all the profits at the disposal of the
commanding general in the due ad
mlnlstration of military business. Soho
field presented firm front against these
demands, and so the radicals peremp
torlly urged his removal. In the mean
time the President had sent in the
name of Schofeld for major general
Ship. 1t had not yet been acted on
and the delegation from Missouri were
eXhausting every means to defeat the
nomination. They appealed Strongly
to the more radical senators, and SC
effectively that the nomination wa
chung up" for about six weeks. Mr.
Lincoln was very anxious that it should
be confirmed, and the Missor,. con
gresSmen were sti" more bent on it.
defeat.
HOW LINCOLN OvERCAME p'S EN.-AIIEs
At last the President sent note ont
day to Senator Chandler and myself
requesting us to call on him es-ly the
next morning. We obeyed the reques
promptly and found Mr.. Lincoln a
work in his office. Instantly we en-
tered he broke the ice by say ng hi
wished to talk with us about Genera
Schofeld, emphasizing his a"xie,y tina
pc Senate should confirm the appoint
Mt. He proceeded to give h;s rea
rs for his acton, quoting the opin
is of Generals Grant and Sher mai
at he was an excellent soldier an,
eir wish that he should commend
= rps in their my. He Coup,e'
ese remarks with an allusion to Gen
ii Rosccrans, saying that both Gran
d Sherman appearedto dislike him
ouSh he did not know the reaso
~, and that thS altitude place
Psecrans in very unpleasant posi-
II.
He Continued as follows: "Rose
ans has : eat many friends ht
: lght the battle of Stone River anc
: IN brilliant veto =, and his advo.
les be6 in to grumble about his treat
| ~:nt. Now viii tell you what l have
en- thinking about. If you will con
:, n Schoield | will remove him from
command in Missouri and sent
n down to Sherman. That vii
= aisfy the radicals. Then l will SEM
osecrans to Missouri and that wi
:. sase the latter's frjen1s. In this wa
! :, whole thing can be h1rmonized
- d our friends hang together Ike
=, usage" 1t is needless to say tina
len the Senate fully grasped the pal
:, the President in this regard, ther'
}, IS no longer any opposition to tn
nhrma. on of Schofeld. The latte
S seat to join Sherman in the South
,psecrans was appointed to the com
r. Ind in Missouri, and all worked har
y pnioasly, and hung together as MI
hcoln had predicted.
DEALING WITH IRISH SOLDIERS.
- Another fact might be cited Illus
ting the President s remarkable tao
i skill in smoothing over dfficultie
ich were likely to culm nate in pc
lar trouble. At one time there wa
at discomfort among the laborin
sseS in the City of New York, es
cially among the Irish, which wa
ightened by the draft, recently OF
red for the prompt filling up of on
pleted ranks. This discomfort ha
iumed such proportions as to threat
the peace Of the city and imper
! cause of the country. In this ex
nifty Mr.. Lincoln conceived the nc
ton of raising an Irish brigade in Ne,
York, to be differed exclusively b
1rishmen. The difficult question wa
how to organize it, and who could b
got to do it successfully. After think