Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01

him, remove his objections ii you can,
ana bring me his answer" then had charge
Court. and they were all ready for argument.
law Judge Holt, Explained the situation, and
assured him that he need not appear in court
unless he chose 10 do SO. He had, however, de-
cloed to decline the invitation, and returned
10 the President and so informed him. Then
said he, 81 will offer it to James speed, of Lou
as know his brother Joshua. That, however,
Is not strange, for slept with Joshua for four
but James is an honest man and a gentleman,
anu II ne comes here you will find he Is one OF
ShoSe , well.poised men, not too common here,
VINO are not spoiled by big office"
MT Lincoln was himself perfect illustration
OF that remark. His modest, manly nature
wa. was quite unaffected by the accidents OF place
was lar more accessible than many a chief of
bureau or clerk Many authentic anecdotes
celved and heard the stories of those whom the
sorrows OF the war brought to him for relief,
a a.ne no bruised heart ever came to him to in,
woke executive clemency or assistance that did
not go away, if not healed, at least consoled
and grateful for patient hearing and kindly
sympathy.
In the spring of. 1868 very handsome and
attractive young lady from Philadelphia came
10 my office with note from friend asking
the President. Some time before she had been
married to young man who was d Lieutenant
IN en-, a pennsylyania regiment: He had been
ding to rejoin his command in the army Of the
Potomac. After some time he obtained leave
of absence, returned to Philadelphia, and
started on brief honeymoon journey with his
bride. A movement of the army being immi-
nent, the War department issued q peremptory
order requiring all absent officers to rejoin their
regiments by a certain day on penalty Of dis
missal in case of disObedepce. The bride and
groom groom away on their hurried wedding tour,
was met by notice Of his dismissal from the
service. The young fellow was completely pros
trated by the disgrace, and his wife hurried TO
restored. L
for her an interview with the President. She
told her story with simple and pathetic elo-
won't you help us? / promise you, if you
will restore him. he will be faithful to his duty"
sympathy and a half amused smile at her earn
estness, and as she closed her appeal he said
with parental kindness: And you say, my
child, that Fred was compelled to leave YOU the
day after the wedding? Poor fellow, don't
wonder at his anxiety to get back, and If he
stayed little longer than he ought to have
Take this card to the Secretary of War and he
will restore your husband She went to the
b MAR sg or the who
missed her somewhat CURLY. AS it Happened
on her way down the War department stairs,
her hopes chilled by the secretary's abrupt
manner, she met the President ascending. He
recognized her. and with pleasant smile said,
my haze you tine
to with Hr s s9ns to You y"urs Men
issued.' And in few days her husband was
remanded to his regiment.
am sorry to add that not long after he was
killed at the battle of Gettysburg, thus sealing
with his blood her pledge that he should be
faithful to his duty.
Attorney General Bates, who was virginian
by birth, and had many relatives in that state
one day heard that a young Virginian, the son
of one Of his old friends, had been captured
Was not in good health knowing the bows
father to be in his heart a Union man, Mr.
Bates conceived the idea Of having the son
paroled and sent home, OF course under prom
Use not to return to the army. He went to see
the President and said, II have a personal
o av9r to ak he want tas You to give me pTs
President said: "Bates 1 have an almost par
allel case. The son OF an old friend of mine in
The young fool has been captured is a prisoner
of war, and his old broken-hearted father has
asked me to send him home, promising OF
way clear to do it, but if you and I unite our
influence with this administration believe we
can manage it together and make two loyal
1athers happy. Let us make them our prison
ers." And he did SO.
L often heard the Attorney General say on
that the more he saw OF Mr. Lincoln the more
was ne impressed with the clearness and vigor
OF his intellect and the breadth and sagacity Of
question the master mind Of the cabinet" No
man could talk with him on public questions
without being struck with the singular lucidity
OF his mind and the rapidly with which be
fastened on the essential point
A day or two after the news came of the stop
ping OF the English steamer Trent by Admiral
Wilkes, and the forcible capture of Mason and
Slidell, the President walked into the ATTORNEY
Generals room, and as he seated himself said
to that officer: II am not getting much sleep
out OF that exploit of Wilkes and suppose we
must look up the law of the case. / am not
much OF prize lawyer, but it seems to me
capture on the high seas, he had no right to
turn his quarterback into a prize COURT His
mind quickly saw the point which, first of ALL
aspect.
The memory of Abraham Lincoln is and
always will be precious to the American people,
and the better his character and conduct are
understood the brighter will he shine among
those names that the world will not willingly
let die. TITAN j. COREY
Washington, D. c..