Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-22
LiNCOLN's GLIDING.
His Gentle Reproof Tn Reply to General
 Hnnter.s Ugly Lettnr.

Lincoln has been brought to aeht la the form of long lost letter which the martyred president wrote to General Daniel Hunter i'll ls6l
 General Hunter Yas in command el the department of Kansas at the timo this particular letter was written. II seems te considered himself dishonored by an appointment to the rather ob scure military post, and be wrote to the president protesting against 1t. Linn eoln's characteristic reply was as fol. lows;
 EXECUTIVE MANSION,
 NAsnINGToN, Dee. al, 18Gl Majcr General Hunter.
 DEAR SIR--Yours of the 35d is received, and am constrained to say if is difficult 10 answer so ugly letter in good temper I am as you intimate, losing much of the great confidence placed in you, not from any aet or commis sion of yours touching the pubic service rp to the time you were sent to Ilcayenworlh out from the food of grumbiing dispatches and let. ters have seen from you since kuew yuu were being ordered to Leoyenworth al tue time it was done, aud avcr that. with as tea. der q regard for your honor and your senss. bilities as l had for ls. own, il never occurred to l1G. that rot3 were be#a9 AshHmiiiaTslf :li suited and dissfaced, 7 rar have ! np to tia day heard any inumatiOn that Yop lave fanu wrongel coming from any one but yourself No ono 9as blamed you for the retroerads movement ffef4 Springfield, nor for the inf6r. nation you GGef General Cameron, and fhis you could readily understand if il wcro not for YGu fn20mfangod assumption fhat 3he ot, deril!e . IeaFeaworth lnRst necessarily have been denc as puIishment for some faulf thought thrH. and l hinI yet, tbo position as signed to gUtt ia aS responsible and aa honor sj1f 9g tfi f--T General Mcclellan expected moro ilsFcrtant reEults from l5. Ny impression k that at the time YOU were assigned 70 thc new western department it had not been determined to TO place General sherman in Kentucky. but of this am not certain, kANuse the idea thai t eomlnanG ill Kentucky waA'very desirable, and one in the fafthcr west undesirable, had never occurred to me, 1ou constantly speak of l5e ing plaeca in command of only 3,eoQ. New, tell me, is not this mere impatienee? Hats YOU not known all the while that you are 0 com. nand four CT five lines that manvy
 have been and am sincerely goar friend and if ns such dale to make U suggestion would sag you are adopting tho best possible WAY 10 ruin yourself Act well ydur part There all the honor lies. He w}3o does solne, thing at tHe head Of one regiment will eclipse him who docs nothing 1T the head Of 100. Your friend as ever. \. LINCOLN.
 Nothing could have been better eal- enlated Co allay the feelings of personal wrong 8hiob must have rossessed Hunter at }Be tn!e. That he thought SC himself k ssovn by the following words. written by the dissatisfied gen erai ou the big yellow envelope iu which the letter had been sent:
 The presidert's reply to my ugly letter This lay on his table q month after f WAS written, and when finally sent vas by . special conveyance, with the direction that 1t was only to be given Co me Nhen l was ia goea hu- no1 9--NeF York Sua.