The National tribune., 1900-05-03
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE c. THURSDAY MAY g. 1900

an Indian Agent CANA onto Washington
| to volunteer his services Ito put it down.
He called on j Ohm Coyode. of Pennsylvania
| and Senator Wade of OHIO, and the writer
| OF this, and disclosed, his, plan. 1t was
| for the President to ,auth9riZe this agent
| TO raise brigade ofIcayalry, to be com.
posed of frontierSmeu!J and commanded
| by this agent as BriEadig-General. The
| and independent coniMarid, of which he
was to have suprems control, not only
| conducting operations in1 the field, but
also in the purchase ufl,hofBeS and supplies
| for the brigade. l reluctantly consented
to go with the partie3 ifabote named TO MIR
Lincoln, and there / heard the proposition
submitted to him. This Would-be Brigadiel
said that with such command as he pro
posed he could put down the outbreak and
restore quiet on the frontier in six weeks
that he could save the lives Of hundreds
of settlers in the West and the Government
millions of dollars; such men as he proposed
to enlist in this service were alone com.
petent to perform this important duty;
and that his own acquaintance with Indian
character and habits would enable him to
do more prompt and successful work in this
particular field than any one that could
be sent there Mr.. Lincoln listened patient
ly up to this time, but he could stand it no
longer. Sir said he, since the war
began have received great deal of advice
from all classes of men, and in the army
great promises have been made, and my
experience and observation has been that
those who promise the most do the least.
This ended the interview. Mr.. Lincoln
was keen and accurate Judge Of character,
and could detect fraud and imposture as
readily as any man | ever knew. He
saw through this fellow at once, and that
his object was to make money out of this
scheme. 1t was fortunate for the country
that such a man was at the head in such a
crisis as was upon the country under his
Administration"
ALL THE GOOD MEN IN JAIL.
Ex-Congressman Rice tells story of a
boy, from one Of the country towns of
massachusetts,, who had entered a store
in Boston, and becoming dazzled by the
apparent universal distribution of wealth,
without any definite idea Of how it was
acquired. fell into the fault of robbing his
employers letters as lie took them to and
from the postoffice, and, having been
convicted OF the OffenSe, was serving out
his sentence in Jail. The father of this
boy came to Washington TO obtaina pardon
for his son, and ] accompanied him to the
White House and Introduced him. A
petition, signed by large number Of re-
spectacle citizens, was presented. The
President put on his spectacles and stretch
ed himself at length upon his armchair
while he deliberately read the document.
and then he turned to me and asked if
met a man going down the stairs as came
President, he was the last person in this
room before you came, and his errand was
to get man pardoned out of the penitenti-
airy, and now you have come to get q boy
out of jail Then, with one of thos. bursts
of humor which was both contagious and
irresistible, he said: IN tell You what it
Is, we must abolish those courts, or they
will be the death of us. / thought it bad
enough that they put so many men in the
penitentiaries for me to get out; butif they
have now begun on the boys and the jails,
and have roped you intest the delivery, let's
after them! And they observe the worst
fate, he soon continued. because, accord
pick out the very best dReA and send them
to the penitentiary; and this present petit
ton shows they are, playing the same
game on the good boyS, and sending them
all to Jail. The man y8u met on the stairs
affirmed that his ffriendiiR ,the penitentiary
is most exemplary aitiZen, and Massa-
chusetts must be a happy State if her boys
to be who IS in. Yes; d6*h with the courts
and deliverance to theiE Victims. and then
We can have some pea9evn During all this
time the President was in most merry
mood. Then his face assumed sad and
thoughtful expression, and he proceeded to
say uiit ne couid quute flnneTStand now
a boy from simple countryfhe might be over
come by the sight Of 3hiy9ersal abundance
in large city, and by afullsupply of money
in the pockets of almost every body, and be
led to comsait even suoh ar offense, at this
one had done, ana yet NOT be Justly pitt
into the class @ q HOPELESS criminals; and; if
he could ba11satisfed that, tIiis, was a case
of that kind, and that 1.-the, Boy would be
placed under proper influences and prob
ably saved from a bad career, he would be
glad to extend the clemency asked for
The father explained his purpose in that
respect, the Congressman from the State
In which he belonged united in the petition,
and the boy was pardoned."
THE STORY OF THE SUFFERING JUS
TICE. 't
Vice-President Wheeler relates that on
one occasion he met in Washington an old
friend of Mr.. Lincoln, Orlando kellogg, of
Illinois, a well-known lawyer and member
Of Congress during the same term as Mr.
iincoln,s. Together they went to the
White House, where a Cabinet meeting
was in session, during which, as was well
known it was extremely difficult to obtain
access TO the President. "Sauntering I'D
carelessly 10 the door-keeper," says Mr..
with watch chain and large
seals dangling from his fob, and with hands
in his pockets, Kellogg said: Young
man, you ~ III pSil Tic
Orlando Kellogg is at the door, and wants
to tell him the story of the suffering JUS
tice.' The door-keeper said he did not like
TO take such message 10 the President,
a9 a Cabinet meeting was in session. In
his most imperative manner, Kellogg
ordered him 10 go in, or he would regret it. |
The young man obcyed, and, returning in
= moment, said the President directed him
10 bring Mr.. Kellogg in. Some time after
ward, Secretary Chase, who was the i'm
personation of official and personal pro-
priety, described to me9 with evident dis |
gust, the scene. On Kellogg's entry, |
Mr.. Lincoln met him at the door and grasp |
ID him warmly by the hand with great |
ielight. 'Gentlemen.' said Mr.. Lincoln,
addressing his Cabinet, this is my old |
'riend, Orlando Kellogg, and he wants |
20 tell us the story of the suffering justice. |
Let us lay all business aside, for it is a |
good story And the wheels of the public |
business stopped, although the clouds of
war were lowering, while the humorous
Kellogg, with Lincoln convulsed with |
laughter, furnished them little fabrication |
with a good story"
THE RARE RANK GOES RIGHT BEHIND |
THE FRONT"
On a certain occasion in the early part |
Of the war, some military gentlemen were |
instructed to prepare plans for various
operations and present them to the Presi- |
lent. Gen. e. ID. Keyes. one of the officers |
referred to, thus describes the interview: |
We found the President and Secretary of |
Waifinpr tn res.aiya y,ci;v, fhn