New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-26

l OK eggerQte0 reports OF MS supposed mlScOuuuCt
He was bitterly dislilsed personally by Halleck.
troops under his command: Notwithstanding this zig
in command Of the forces 81 Washington. At Cab
met meeting held on the I'd day OF September
Tuesday did the members Of the Cabinet first
struck at the announcement and great regret was
| expressed. Mr.. Stanton with some excitement re-
marked that no s1Sh order had issued from TN se
Mr.Secretary'and this was said with great camness
but with some degree of eInphasisl the order was
mine and will be responsible for 1t to the country"
By way of explanation he said something had to be
done but there did not appear to be any one to DO
it, and he therefore took the responsibility on him
had the confidence Of the troops beyond any
| other officer aud could. under the ciicuutances,
aad r tan av om o dna
general. aThis, is what is now wanted most.
and these" said he, were my reasons for placing
| Mr.. Lincoln we'll knew the danger and was appre-
hensve of losing perhap1 all except one Of bis Cab
met members bv thus action but lie felt at the same
country If the army was not immediately reorgah-
lied aud fitted for Immediate action. He knew ne
his acquaintance but he feared no could not replace
the country in stam quo unless he took the risk OF
It Was with great difficulty that he could be per-
| shaded to make that !" clandcstine escapade from
Harrisburg to Washington OH the night of the 22d
of February. 1851 He protested that 1t was
cswardly and most humiliating to him; but as
| General Scott and Mr.. Seward had so earnestly
advised it. he yielded to II under protest It was ,,
| advised thing. The country then did not under
stand the true facts concerning the dangers to ms
life as the writer soon came to learn them with
appalling apprehension and adherence! This secret
| passage, D unexpected through Baltimore-wbere
| the danger was apprehended-gave weight and
Importance to most dangerous rum0rs indnstriousy
| circulated by the enemies of the new Administra
ton as to the purposed disposition to be made OF
| the border States and particularly OF Maryland. 1t
/ cit a1 mi m
| the personal character of Mr.. Lincoln pretty much
| throughout the whole country, the South part,cu-
| larly, where confidence was already doubtful or
| easily shaken in the man who was to preside over
| the desrines of the Nation.
| The questions which were agitatlng the minds OF
| the people Is he man OF law and order
| Has he confidence in himself confluence IN the
country and in the innate loyalty of the American
peoplcf This act told against him in all OF these
respects He knew 1t and felt 1t most keenly. and
| mOre--it Inundated him. He often spoke OF Il
afterwar with regret. and to the time Oh MS death
| To my mind. howey en- il was not q mistake. In
| my judgment he could never have gone through
according to the printed programme for his travel
| and there never moment up to the time OF
his assassination from the day he crossed the Mary
land line that he WAS not in danger OF his lie by
violence, and his life was only spared until the
night OF the i4t of April. 1865. through the cease
less and persistent watchful care of the guards
| thrown aronnd him. lie had always opposed
| having any particular guard over him he SAID u
looked silly and was ridiculous ne often SAID 70
| the District had become monomaniac on the
subject of his safety; that he could be found
around tho premises at all hours o. tne nignt. ana
double the guard for fear some one would como here
| and kill him. alt is all nonsense! what would
they want to kill me forf cant see what / have
| done that they would want to murder mo-"
And yet with all his fearless courage. his innate
of the rcctitnde of his character and
| the faithful discharge of his duties Ia all the
relations of bis private aud public lifc aud, too IN
the utter disbelief in his impending personal danger
l,ah nfartn med n
| of presentment that he would eventually come TO
| VIC emit death He believed abont this as he aid
to op him n manifest destiny i is to US fact Had he
been permitted to live until he should have died
natural death at a ripe old age. his unfinished ie
would not have been. to those who Intimately knew
the man i'm the least probienatica The sentiment
| we hsve often heard uttered IN the pulpit, on the
ana ,h IN died at the right me for his
fame" is most shocking TO the finer scnsihilites OF
those Of his friends W no knew hun well and loved
| him truly. The sentiment implies doubt oil bis
| power and the potency of his real greatness. IL
| carries with it conviction that he wonld nave
sSS ~ s 70 The temple Of a%o he lad
| already erected for himself. when in truth and IN
fact he was only in the infancy OF his power and
fame that awaited him as the time would progress
Had he lived. in all human probability, win AL the
responsibilities snarcs and intricacies of govern
| mcnt with which he would have had to contend. he
| would have gone onward and upward until there
would not have been niche in the ladder to fame
nasarmonnted, when he would have , been by a., ms
| chosen among all OF Gods people in human great
ness .,..;
| of slavery he believed that the holder of slaves
had a right of property In them which the Govern
had no right legally or morally ts TO n ty b
necessities of war; lie gladly approved the action
of Congress in providing for the payment Of com,
pensation for the slaves liberated IN the District of
Columbia. 1t 10 also fact which In all probability
will hereafter be recorded in q more authoritative
form than can be accorded TO THIS paper, that Mr,
| return from the conference he and Mr. Seward had
| with Messrs. Stephens. Campbell and Hunter in
1854 at City Point the James River to submit
| message to Congress he had prepared the night
| before, recommending TO that body 70 appropriate
$3OO.0O0.O9O as COMPENSATION 70 the ow VINE, OF
condition that the insurgents should lay down their
grms, disband their troops. and return anu renew
their allegiance to the United States Government.
/ Mr. Seward at this time was not present. being
confined to bis bed by injuries he had received from
being hrown from ms carrage An she oo oshc o
| whom opposed the proposed message. lincoln
| then asked: How long will this war lastf No
saving: It will doubtless last one hundred days
| longer; We are spending $3,0OOD00 day.
| which rate will aggregate the amount propose to
appropriate In order to put an end to- thus terrible
| bloc !. shedding" Then with deep sigh he said
| Since you are all opposed to me will not send
| paper in his drawer. 1t Is rather curous conci-
! donce that tho war did last just about hundred
days after Linooln's remarkable interview with his
Mr. Lincoln was exempt from the fraiites common
TO most men he cast aside the remembrance OF all
proyocations which he had to noursh resentment
| because of ingratitude or ambition. notable
| instances rather distinguished man now dead,
whose name for this reason need not DO mentioned.
was for years q respected acquaintance; bis son:
who was in the army, was charged and convicted OF
q grave offence, the penalty. of which might have
| been death. Lincoln at the solicitation Of the
father pardoned the son. Time passed on until the
political campaign of 1854, when a secret mill tary
Organization was formed in the State of Illinoi 20
oppose the reelection OF Lincoln. and that father
time after the election the father proposed for
| appointment to an important bureau Office In
| ~ Transurv nepartme and IL VIVA greatly