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crossed. and did not say a word until the
secretary's last remark. Then he said In a
somewhat positive voice: Mr.. Secretary, |
reckon you will have TO execute the order.
Stanton replied with asperity: Mr.. Pres
ident, cannot do it. The order is an inn
proper one and / cannot execute it,
Mr.. Lincoln fixed his eye upon Stanton
and in a firm voice and with an accent that
clearly showed determination he said: Mr.
Secretary, it will have to be done
Stanton then realized that he was over
matched. He had made square issue with
the President and he had been defeated
Notwithstanding the fact that he was in the
right. Upon an intimation from him with
drew and did not witness surrender A
few minutes after reached my Office / re-
ceived instructions from the secretary to
carry out the Presidents order.
stanton never mentioned the subject to
me afterwards nor did ever ascertain the
special. and no doubt sufficient, reasons
which the President had for his action in
this case.
Nothing" says General Huidekoper.
"can more clearly illustrate Mr.. Lincoin's
control over the members of his Cabinet,
or his mastership of the affairs of their
offices when he thought his interference
necessary, than General Fry's statement OF
the above described interview. The Presi-
dent, the army and the country were most
fortunate in having Mr.. Stanton as secre-
tary of war during the rebellion. His
loyalty, his cold indifference to personal en-
treaties, his untirng energy and the devo-
ton of his great ability to his work, made
him the greatest of war ministers. Mr.. Lin
coin recognized this then, as the world has
zone since, ana ADMIRERS ana QeIam6rS now
unite in saying that an untimely death,
caused by overwork during the war pre-
vented this public servant from enjoying
the fruits of his promotion to the Supreme
bench, for which his early training intel
lectual ability and inclinations so admir-
ably fitted him. In this matter of recruit
ing, Mr.. Stanton sent one of his officers
privately to Rock Island to watch what was
going on. When the men were mustered in
and each had received his 500 bounty,
Captain Rathburn made known the fact
that he came there by the direction of the
secretary of war, himself believing that
the undertaking was an unwise measure.
He said he had changed his mind in the
premises, and would be glad, upon his
turn to Washington, to be introduced to the
President so as to assure him of the sue
cess of the enterprise.
THE introduction was arranged for and
it was this Captain Rathburn that SUISSE
quently married the daughter of United
States Senator Harris, of New York who
were both in the private box with President
and Mrs. Lincoln the night of the assassi-
nation of the President, from the shock OF
which tragedy he became a maniac few
years later. The eighteen hundred soldiers
enlisted. as above described, were formed
into two regiments, which did excellent
service until the end of the war Not q
man deserted, and all proved loyal in their
new allegiance From other prisons other
men were subsequently enlisted making in
all 5,738 reconstructed rebels who served I'M
der the old flag before the close of the war;
This is a chapter of history that probably
few of you are acquainted with.