who knew and loved him from the earliest to the latest days of his manhood.

Lincoln, in the hour of his greatest glory, in the very zenith of his success and fame, was transferred, as it were, in the twinkling of an eye, by red-handed murder, to the immortal pages of never-ending history. How the memory of his kind acts, his gentle deeds of charity and of mercy, plead against the deep damnation of his taking off.

Governor Hendricks, as we in Indiana always style him, is the beloved and honored Vice-President of the United States. Colonel Morrison remains one of the strong, controlling men of the House; and I live to rescue, from the fast-gathering mists of the past, the history of this very informal, but at the same time very touching and characteristic act of Executive clemency.

DANIEL W. VOORHEES.

XX.

CHARLES A. DANA.

HE first time I saw Mr. Lincoln was shortly

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after his inauguration. He had appointed Mr. Seward to be his Secretary of State, and some of the Republican leaders of New York, who had been instrumental in preventing Mr. Seward's nomination to the Presidency and in securing that of Mr. Lincoln, had begun to fear that they would be left out in the cold in the distribution of the offices. General James S. Wadsworth, George Opdyke, Lucius Robinson, T. B. Carroll, and Henry B. Stanton were among the number of these gentlemen. Their apprehensions were somewhat mitigated by the fact that Mr. Chase, to whom we were all friendly, was Secretary of the Treasury. But, notwithstanding, they were afraid that the superior tact and pertinacity of Mr. Seward and Mr. Weed would get the upper hand, and that the power of the Federal Administration would be put into the control of the rival faction. Accordingly, several of them determined to go to Washington, and I was asked to go with them.

I believe the appointment for our interview with

the President was made through Mr. Chase; but at any rate we all went up to the White House together, except Mr. Stanton, who stayed away because he was himself an applicant for office.

Mr. Lincoln received us in the large room up-stairs in the east wing of the White House, where the President had his working office, and stood up while General Wadsworth, who was our principal spokesman, and Mr. Opdyke, stated what was desired. After the interview was begun a big Indianian, who was a messenger in attendance in the White House, came into the room and said to the President: "She wants you."

"Yes, yes,” said Mr. Lincoln without stirring. Soon afterward the messenger returned again, exclaiming :

"I say she wants you!"

The President was evidently annoyed, but instead of going out after the messenger he remarked to us: "One side shall not gobble up everything. Make out a list of the places and men you want, and I will endeavor to apply the rule of give and take."

General Wadsworth answered:

"Our party will not be able to remain in Washington, but we will leave such a list with Mr. Carroll, and whatever he agrees to will be agreeable to us."

Mr. Lincoln continued, "Let Mr. Carroll come in to-morrow and we will see what can be done."