Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-02-16
HOWARD ON LINCOLN

lit raj avenue MStnouiSt
Church was flied 70 he
do,ro last evening by puoi:c ca
ger to hear Gen. 0. O. Howard,
the Oue-armed veteran of he Civil
War, cell, er an address OF Abra
ham Lincoln, whose ninety sew
enth birthday is being c=iebIate1
to day. Large delegatio, from
the Hamilton Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic and he
S ms of Veterans were present,
and the church was appropriately
decorated. Lieutenant Governor
NJ Linn Bruce, who Yves introdu-
ed by the pastor, Rev. DR. Thomp-
N, presided, and in a brief speech
presented General Howard, 1.-THE
Colaborer of Abraham Lincoln.
In 4 familiar aut conversational
manner the General spoke of the
war and his iendsbip with Ian
coin. He was first introduced to
the President by Simon Cameron,
then Secretary o, War. The coca
sion was meeting ut the Cabinet
o discuss the military situation IN
the early autumn Of 1861 The
Young soldier-he was Colonel
hen-forgetting the awe he should
ave felt in SO august a company,
poke up and was promptly snubb-.
d by the Secretary OF State. Mr..
Seward. The President, however,
ook b5,h the young man's hands
nd SMILED.
And from that day" said Gen
raj Howard, Il loved him
here vas something about him
nat always won Young men. H
vas the epitome of Icing kind
less"
He described Lincoln as he rod.
beside General Mcclellan, review
ng the Army of the Potomac.
Fhe President was on a very small
horse, his feet almost touching the
ground, with :. very tall hat cycked
o his head, presenting altogether
a most awkward figure. There
was many snee.'s and smiles at
his expense. But I defended
him" said General Howard. ard
those about me quit abusing him -
He told a story about one OF Sner
'an's men. who approached The
resident wh-.u he WAS reviewing
herman S command. and compl 4iu
ed of the treatment ne had received
"Mr. President he exclaim ID,
"Gene.s.l Sherman says he wal;
have me shot il do so and SO"
Lincoln thoughts minute or two
and then. putting hi, lips close to
the mans ear, said in a stage wins
er. Il wouldn't do it if / were you
for / believe General Sherman
wu'd keep his word.
After the great Uuiou defeat at
Gu :: louisville some officers
went to Lincoln and asked to have
General H ,wtrd removed. The
President listened clreful to their
argnm ntS, and tn N replied;
Gentlemen let H ,ward alo :,
end be IL bring thin, IS on sraish
6 neral Ho ward passe modest,
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D'T,''2 lie dark; ~ g,tf,od # ,t.t
war L':cDl;i WIS a. I'd IL, a pr
TESS II in Wes-er lleee how he
tn tgtt il would end W. ar,
a Gus 10 knew hat YOU thing.
S AL We suCCeed?' Tie PIe,ipent S
iace grew haggard as he answered
with emotion:
Professor. W. shall win"
"What are your grounds for
linking So" he was asked
Il am not depending upon m
constituents. Lincoln replied
loyal though they are; nor upon
ny Generals. though they are as
,bie and faithful as any monarch
my Emperor ever had: no. eve
upon my army and navy. but upor
the Cod Of our ia; hers, who h.
raised this uation up and will ne,
er suffer it TO perish y
General Howard closed his
speech with some remarks upon his
upon his educational work among
the freedmen after In. war. He