Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-09

I'D GIVE THEM JESSE.
ton of emancipation which made the
black race give him crown OF I'M
morteles. AS the negro preacher IN
Vicksburg said of him: "Massa LIN
KUN, he everywhere; he know cherry
ting; he walk de earf like de Lord.
His Keen Irony.
Abraham Lincoln could say true
things when just resentment required
censure. He released some prisoners
ON the other side of the divide In
1863. The wife of one of these insisted
that her husband was a religious
man, even if he was a rebel" Mr..
Lincoln wrote the release slowly, as II
in doubt, and, without smiling, handed
1t to the now happy wife, but said,
with keen irony:
You say your husband is a relig-
ious man. Tell him when you meet
him that l say l am not much of
Judge of religion, but in my opinion
the religion that sets men to rebel and
fight against their government because,
as they think, that government does
not sufficiently help some men to eat
their bread in the sweat of other mems
faces is not the sort of religion upon
which people can get to heaven
Dick Covers appointment.
Mr.. Lincoln once told Horace Dem
ing, a Connecticut congressman, when
he had been importuned to join q
church, that when any church Will
inscribe over its altar as its sole quail
ficatiUn the Savior's condensed state
ment of the substance of law and gos-
pel Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy soul, and thy neighbor as
thyself church will join with
all my heart"
His great good sense was shown IN
his making Dick Cover a lieutenant
in the regular army. Dick had shown
his bravery and his capacity among
the western Indians, but was re1ecteo
by the board of military martinets al
Washington because he Ibid not know
what an abatis, or echelon, or hollow
SQUARE was" WELL" sharply said the
dilettante officer with single eye
glass. what would you do with your
command if the cavalry should charge
on your"
"Pd give them Jesse, that's what
would do; and I'd make a hollow
square in every mothers son OF them.
Lincoln signed his commission ant
Dick made a famous soldier.
Road the Letter.
Mcclellan then requested his chic
of staff to find copy of the letter. l
was speedily produced, and Gen. Nc
Clellan proceeded to crush Mr.. Lincoll
by reading his vituperative attack OF
stanton, with reflections on Lincoln
conduct of the war. A.incoln's peace
full smile vanished. When the lette
ended he rose quickly, looking neithe
to the right nor left-not waiting 10
any farewell to Gen. Mcclellan.
He seemed oppressed with the con
seriousness of the dangers of the mill
tarv as we'll as the political situation
of things He drove slowly with Ger
Blair over to the boat, which was t
convey them from Harrison's landin
back to Washington. When the vesse
had started, Mr. Lincoln, for the frs
time since leaving McClellan's TEN
broke the silence and said to Ger
Blair:
Prank, 1 now understand this mai
That letter is Gen. McClellan's bid fo
the presidency. will stop that gam
Now is the time to issue the proclams
ton emancipating the slaves"
He forthwith issued the proclama
tion of emancipation. Within wee
after the world was startled by ne
charter of freedom for the slave.
Gen. McCIelian's Mistake.
Congressman Vaux of Philadeiph1
IN his late years changed his view
about President Lincoln. He told a
interesting story about the proclam'
ton of emancipation. The class
and scholarly Vaux had been maxim
Aueeches in Connecticut, and can
y home with Frank P Blair Of MissouI
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