GOOD FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN horace greeley recently wrote an letter to the president urging a more ani ant and rigid enforcement atthe of the con confiscation fisca 1 I on law to which mr lincoln returned return et ei the following allowing unambiguous reply my param paramount object in this straggle IS IA to save the union and not lo 10 save sive or destroy slavery if I 1 child save the union without freeing any slaves I 1 would do it if by freeing all the slaves I 1 would do doit dolt it if 11 b j f il eai eal n some and leaving other states alone I 1 would also do it what I 1 do abigt el al very ant aul the colored race I 1 do because I 1 believe it helps helpa this union and what I 1 forbear I 1 forbear forlear because I 1 do believe it would not help to save the union I 1 shall do less whenever I 1 shall believe what I 1 am doing hurts the cause aud shall do more whenever I 1 shall believe doing more will help the cause I 1 shall shai I 1 try to correct errora errors when they are shown to be errors and shall adopt new views so go fast as thet they appear to be title titie views