Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-11

conVpntioualues. MT. Aih'sih ""'t- -
pearctl IN the hotel wearing = ".v ,i
duster The DAY was very Nnrin Hnu
hn hnsI fa.rst,irad 20 freely that the nfrk ,
~ his euspanders vert plainly icNrpleu
upon the back Of his buster, a.,
He was IN room opening mo thut
Ia which Mr. Stanton ana th' other
counsel wcre sitting, although ihti dil
not know Il He heard them discussinE
who should make the oral arguments
TO the cont. for not All tle iRW{IIN
were 10 be permitted 70 do that. Linz
coin was very anxious tn mako Ole OF
the arguments himself. for he had spent
great pains m preparing IL. lie l"ard
Mr.. Sfnuton say some things that cut
hiu 20 the auirk. for Stanton spoke IN
inrms OF rrproarh Of this unrolth irn re
lawyer. who was wearing z SWcnty
llunp roat about the hotel. and int'mlting
Tint he presumed his argument would
lie rs mus!y ns the coat was.
Mr.. Lincoln swallowed ms Drid". vol
UNFAIRLY offered TO submit his argument
aF aWirlef and kccnly feeling the con-
tempt of Stanton, nevertheless asked
Mr.. Stanton to make one Of tlp nrgu-
menig -Four years LATER President IN
coin sent Tor Edwin NJ. Stanton, and
slid 10 him. "Alr. stanton. General Cam
eron ~ 20 reilrc from the war d,Iwtt-
i1cnt nnd has accepted tllc Russi1n mis-
sioii. have tcnt for you 90 ask you to
accept The place thus nndc vAcnni."
Sdnc mon who have been presidents
would not have lecu great enough to
overlook the slight which Mr. Stanton
bestowed hpon Mr. lincoln "a that
CiuciuHai hotel but Mr. Lincoln, with
ha uncrrine Judgment of men, knew that
Stnntnn had such quality as would make
him able TO direct the enormous r,spun-
no other member Of his cabinet rns
tho emergencies Of the civil inr. With
~ other mcmbcr of his cacbiurt wis
ar. Lincoln 10 Intimate rs he WIS with
ar Stanton, aud upon no mnn lid Mr..
stanton ever bcstuw such u measure
OF affection rs he gave 10 Iin.oln
LincOln's treatment Of Secretary Chase
was equally tacttul lie recognized fully
Mr. Chnsc's extraordinary abilit, In
lmndling the treasury department In
unts OF great peril and emergency. and
ne also realized those weaknesses Of
temperament which limited Mr.. thas,'s
anility somewhat IN the opinion OF thogp
who knew him best, Most men would
nave made Chase an enemy by srndiut
nun nncermoniously from the rnbmet:
Lincoln waited IN patience until tile
death Of Chief Justice Tancy mnlo il
Possible TO transfer Mr., Chase from the
CABINET to q post which is regarded BIS
Neeoiid only to the presidency.
fresidcnt Johnson retained for tImc
most OF the members of Iincolu's cab
met but his quarrel with Secretary
stanton prccpitated the antngonisni
winch was developed between himself
ana congress, even To tho point OF his
Impeachment by the house of representa-
Curiosity and excitement wero ruisod
10 the highest pitch in the interval he
tween General Grants election aud In
luHurhtiun on account of the secrecy
winch lac maintained regarding his cnb-
net purposes. Grant had been known
rs silent man when engaged upon the
igld', and he now showod that In civil
Ne u" could maintain that reputation.
lhe papers were lllcd with spccuntions
ma glesses, and yet AZ the time for In
iugureilNn drew near il wns apparent
nat Grant was keeping his counspl-
Srll, ana II was expected that he might
ven send nominations to the senate
without having first learned whether the
non thus appointed would accept. That
10, made n mistake by such secrecy was
'Fidrnl as soon ~ the cabinet was nm
,.oolhrcu' The nomination of A. T.
stewart, the merchant prince of Now
York, for secretary Of the trpsurv vns
made and the senate was OBLIGED 10
lntily the president that Mr.. Stow.
lrt could not be confirmed No one had
my Personal objection to him but hc
vas ineligible under the statutes. be.
ne engaged Ia the importing business.
Y was proposed. and it has been said,
sestion I'M Nn ratjr', f tninu' wv SUE
nn,m'. III ,roat nstaIi,. 'Vni pusluess,
,otne IN" nls,, nj ,',a sili,ent oFcr 20
hired tbnt ti,,t wnrl5 la ',"toiH ue-
nm nnyrnrtb, n,.,.i MU"''s ~ H. iekaruen US
vns oIiis"J "a Vim -, ~, r'N NV; hrhnt
iemc Witlin ,," ,,'u NV NJ, SteWhtt
,ornncticb t,,nc,s,I Was ne Wts hlsp
w ,ocost VuiGlu emlWypt9
tItii,, ~ ~ NV|uiilft, ne hhu
orv ~ .tstn ,,t' 4, usnourh secre,
bat III. WI ,,,,.,' u, ", Nus UNDERSTOOD
,,,, hot ,,,,ij ,toM Wy plI'c Know
i,no WI ,v.".u II nut snort
st., -, " .'s'' w." JUS sent y. NM
Scr. V,ri. Lloo;, ,nu Ilai.ill'oI flsh OF
,iNh "a" M "','"lc Nc' wi gary OF rtatc: III
,rni ar NM. nu S'rNSu ihroughout ton
a., Inn H.. W. "tulllsl,HuohH' ptlng
,,sin,,,i' ,,;,i, M ~ tmH .1plhSl VINO re-
Gp,nt VIZ" ,rn ~ ILL., t"'ou@h .nH oiEht years
lent by ssioetint, two mcrnhcrS ~
cabinet from, Tho aninr stntn Goyl,,,,,.
OF NInssnchnsetts was bis snr.
-etnry Of tie trcnsniy. while L, Ror,.
wood Honr Of the Same gtnte ,vns ill.,
lttornpy-ppncrol. MIR HING ",n,,,.
cueo illustrates the princinla ndnpt,.d la.
the senate: although Mr.. Uoar ,yns
confirmed na ntformov-,,nn.
,rnl, he was rejected WHOM nnninntnI
Tor chief iustico. Mo unv,rittnn in,, ~
he semitic Ia that MI cnbinot nn,,,i,,,.
ions are TO be confirmed, unless lilo
iomiuec. M In the ease of Mr. Stn,vnrt
'Ha