The age-herald., 1897-11-06
DANA DURING THE WAR
From Editorial Desk to the War
 Department.
HIS SERVICE IN THE FIELD
First Detailed to Clear Up the Quartermasters Department at Cairo, lIl.-Then Sent as
 Stanton's Representative With Army

From Charles A. Dana's "Reminiscences.
 had been associated with Horace Greeley on the New York Tribune for about fifteen years when one morning early in April, 1862, MT. Sinclair, the ad- vertising manager of the paper came to me saying that MT. Greeley would be glad to have me resign. I asked one of my associates to find from Mir. Greeley if it was really his wish. In few hours he came to me, saying that I had better go. I stayed the day out, in order to make up the paper and give them an op- pcrtunity to find a successor, but I never owned a fifth of the paper-twenty shares-at that time; this stock my col leagues bought.
 MT. Greeley never gave a reason for dismiSsing me, nor did ever ask for one. I know, though, that the real explana- tion was that while he was for peace I was for war and that as long as I stayed on the Tribnue there was spirit there which was not his spirit--that he did not like.
 My retirement from the Tribune was talked of in the newspapers for day or two, and brought me letter from the secretary of war, Edward M. Stanton, saying he would like to employ me in the war department. had already met MT. Dincoln and had carried on brief correspondence with MT. Stanton. My meeting with MT. Lincoln was shortly after his inauguration. He had ap- pointed MT. Seward to be his secretary of state, and some of the republican leaders of New York, who had been ine strumental in preventing MT. Stewards nomination to the presidency and in se- curing that of MT. Lincoln, had begun to fear that they would be left out in the cold in the distribution of the offices Gen. James s. Wadsworth, George Op- dyke, Lucius Robinson, T. B. Carroll, and Henry B. Stanton were among the number of these gentlemen. Their ap- prehensions were somewhat mitigated by the fact that MT. Chase, to whom we were all friendly, was secretary of the treasury. But, notwithstanding, they were afraid that the superior tact and pertinacity of Mir. Seward and of MT 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 admins tration would be put into the control of the rival faction; accordingly, several of them determined to go to Washington and I was asked to go with them.
 An Interview With Lincoln
 I believe the appointment for our inter- view with the president was made through Mir. Chase; bu, at any rate, we all went up to the white house together except MT. Henry B. Stanton, who stayed away because he was himself 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 working office and stood up with General Wads- worth. who was our principal spokes- man, and MT Opdyke stated what was desired. After the interview was begun, a big Indianian, who was a messenger in attendance in the white house. came into the room and said to the presi- dent:
 "She wants you.'
 "Yes, yes" said MT. Lincoln, without stirring.
 Soon afterward the messenger returned again, exclaiming:
 'I say she wants you"
 The president was evidently annoyed, but instead of going out after the mes senger, he remarked to us:
 ''One side shalt not gobble up every thing. Maks out list of places and men you want, and I will endeavor to apply the rule of give and take"
 Gen. Wadsworth answered.:
 "Our party will not be able to remain in Washington, but we will leave such a list with Mir. Carroll, and whatevsr he agrees to will be agreeable to us."
 MT. Lincolnl continued: Let Mr. Car roll come in tomorrow, and we will see what cam be doua.'
 This is the substance of ths interview, and what most impressed me was the Ezuz<r1I -