Show A SHREWD REJOINDER LINCOLN The Century But among the various Incidents of the conference the world will probably longest remember that recorded re-corded by Alexander H Stephens one of the three commissioners who afterward writing of the event said that Mr Hunter made a long reply to the presidents presi-dents refusal to recognize another government gov-ernment inside of that of which he alone was president by receiving ambassadors to treat for peace Mr Hunter says Stephens referred to the correspondence between King Charles I and his parliament parlia-ment as a trustworthy precedent with rebels Mr Lincolns face then wore I that indescribable expression which generally i gen-erally preceded his hardest hit and he I remarked Upon questions of history I must refer you to Mr Seward for he Is v posted in such things and I do not pre teud to be bright My only distinct recollection y I re-collection of the matter is that Charles 1 lost his head That settled Mr Hunter V for 3 while |