The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
DANA DURING TIL WAR.
From Editorial Desk to the War Services
In the Field.

Charles A. Dana's "reminiscences: 1
had been associated with Horace Gree
ley on the New York Tribune for about
10 years, when,. one morning early in
April, 1862, Mr.. Sinclair, the advertis-
ing manager of the paper, came to me
saying that Mr.. Greedy would be glad
to have me resign. L asked one of my
associates to find from Mr.. Greeley if
it was really his wish. In d few hours
ne came to me, saying that had better
go. [ stayed the day out in order to
make up the paper and give them an
opportunity to find a successor but 1
never went into the office after that. l
think I owned a fifth of the paper-20
shareS-at that time; this stock my
colleagues bought.
Mr.. Greeley never gave a reason for
dismissing me, nor did I ever ask for
one. | know, though, that the real eX-
PLANTATION was that While he was for
peace I was for war, and that as long
as I staid on the Tribune there was a
spirit there which was not his spirit
that he did not like.
My retirement from the Tribune was
talked of in the newspaper for day
or two, and brought me a letter from
the secretary of war, Edwin NJ. Stan
ton, saying he would like to employ me
in the war department. L had already
met Mr. Lincoln, and had carried on a
brief correspondence with Mr.. Stanton.
My meeting with Mr.. Lincoln was
shortly after his inauguration. He had
appointed Mr.. Seward to be his secre-
tary of state, and some Of the Repubi-
can leaders of New York who had been
instrumental in preventing Mr. Sew
ards nomination to the presidency and
securing that of Mr.. Lincoln, had be-
gun to fear that they would be left
out in the cold in the distribution OF
the Offices. General James S. Wads-
worth, George Opdyke, Lucius Robin
son, T. B. Carroll and Henry B.. STAN
ton Wer among the number of these
gentlemen. Their apprehensions We're
somewhat mitigated by the fact that
Mr. Chase, to whom we were all
friendly, was secretary of the treasury.
But, Notwithstanding, they We're afraid
that the superior tact and pertinacity
! of Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Thurlow Weed
Stewards close friend and the political
manager of the Republican party
would get the upper hand, and that the
power of the federal administration
would be put into the control of the
rival factions: accordingly. several OF
them determined to go to Washington
and 1 was asked to go with them.
[ believe the appointment for our in
tervieW with the president was made
through Mr.. Chase, but, at any rate
we all went up to the White House to-
gether, except Mr.. Henry 3. Stanton
who stayed away because he was him
self an applicant for Office.
Mr.. Lincoln received us in the large
room upstairs in the east wing of the
| White House, where he had his work
! ing Office, and stood up with Genera
| Wadsworth, who was our principa
spokesman, and Mr.. Opdyke stated
/ what was desired After the interview
was begun, q big Indianian, who was 6
messenger in attendance in the White
House, came into the room and said Il
! the president:
She wants you
Eyes, yes" said Mr.. Lincoln, withou
stirring.
Soon afterward the messenger re
| turned again, eXclaiming:
Il say she wants you
The president was evidently annoyed
but instead of going out after the mes
senger, he remarked to us:
'.One side shall not gobble UP every
thing. Make out a list of places an(
men you want, and l will endeayor tt
apply the rule of give and take"
General WadsWorth answered.
ouI pdi ~ VIII Hot pS "oic ~ i0
main in Washington, but we Will leave
such list with Mr.. Carroll, and what
ever he agrees to will be agreeable t
u.s.
Mr.. Lincoln continued: Let Mr.. Car
roll come in tomorrow and We will SCI
what can be done"
This is the substance of the inter
view, and what most impressed me wa:
the evident fairness of the president
We felt that he meant to do what wa:
right and square in the matter While
! he was not the man to promote factiou'
| quarrels ard difficulties within hi
party, he did not intend to leave in thu
| lurch the special friends through who's,