Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-13
c. DEON WELLES' DIARY
INTIMATE STORY OF LINCOLN
CABINET LIFE DURING THE
GREAT STRUGGLE

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give Weed no assurance; ON the CON
! trary had persisted in his refusal.
! lie morgan was frank ans com
municatiye. as he has generally bce'
with me on important questions. and
reviewed the ground, statewise and
ntaional-wise. What, he inquired.
is Stewards object He never In
such matters acts without motive.
and Weed would not have been cali
ed here except to gain an end. Sc
| ward, he says, wants to be Presi-
dent. What does he intend To do
VIII he remain in the cabsy.-. o.
VIII he leave 1t? VIII he 20 abroad,
remain at home? These. and n null
titude of questions which ,e put me-
showed that Morgan had given the
subject much thought. and especial
ly as II affected himself aud Sc
ward. Morgan has his own aspira-
tons, and is not prepared to be used
by Weed or Seward in their own.
My own impressions are that Nor
gan has committed u great mistake
as regards himself. Seward may be
jealous of him as NJ (organ) Is sus-
picious he is. but doubt II that was
the controlling motive with Stew
ard). think he preferred Morgan,
as ! do, for the treasury. to any tool
of Chase.
Saturday March 4. 1865.
Was at the Capitol last night un-
A Ia.
present with the President. As usual
the time passed very pleasantly.
chief Justice Chase came In ana
spent half an hour. Later in the
night ! saw him in the .snate.
speed says Chase leaves the court
daily to visit the Senate. and is fuII
OF aspirations. | rode from the Ca
pitol home at midnight with Sc
ward. lie expressed himself more
uhreservedly and warmly against
.hase than | have ever heard him
before.
The Inauguration took place to-
day. There was great want of ar
rangement and completeness in the
ceremonies. All was confusion. ana
without order. A tumble.
The Strange Behavior of johnson.
! Inc Observation-Disclosures made
rambling and strange harangue,
which was listened to with main
ana modification by all his friends.
MY Impressions We're that he was
under the influence OF stimuIon,s
YET ! Know not that he drinks. He
mas been sick and is feeble. per-
maps he may have taken medicine.
Or stimulants. or his brain from
sickness may have been over-actiye
III these new responsibilities. What
I ever the cause. IL was all I'm had
form. r.
The delivery OF the inaugural od-
"'ess, the administering of the oath.
ana the whole department of the
rfesldent wee well done. and the
retiring Nice-President appeared IN
advantage. when contrasted with his
successor, who has Inundated his
friends. Speed, who sat at NV Jeff
whispered ME that "all this is in
wfetched bad taste:" and very soon
ne SAID The man Is certainly de-
ranged ] said TO Stanton, who wos
on my right" Stanton repIied
| mere Is evidently something
wrong" Seward says II was emo.
'iohal ON returning and revisitinp
me Senate-tEat he can apprec,,te
'ohhson's feelings. who was mucb
overcome. hope Seward IL right
nut don't entirely concur with him.
mere Is, as Stanton says, something
wrong ] hope It is sickness.
The Beginning of the End
/ Sunday, April 2, 1865.
'e'esram from the President to
me War Department this morning
suites that furious fight is going
on sheridan has got west of Peters.
pufs on the South Side railrood
ere ping from the West, at the same
Tine Grant has ordered an advance
Oh our lines. Wright and Parke
are said to have broken through the
iepe' lines. General Ord Is fighting
"ut the results are unknown. Gem
'raI falleck states that Lee has nm
"oubtedly sent out his force ia nro-
'ect the railroad and preserve his
communications, that this has left
'hmond weak. and Ord is pressing
o" the city. | inquired II Ord was
net below Petersburg at Hatcbes's
nun He said no, that was newspo-
per talk. Told him had supposea
otherwise.
on going to the War Department
lew hoirs later TO make further
inquiries, carried with me Toms
'el'er. Santon, however, maintain
ca the same ground until read
lcms letter. when he yielded N
Monday. April 3, 1865.
Intelligence of the evacuation OF
petersburg and the capture OF Rich
hlohd was received this a. M, ana
Tue city has been in an uproor
through the day. Most of the clerks
ana others left tho da,,,,.....