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Show One or Mr Lincoln characteristics was till Ineffable tenderness toward others, says the Hprlngfleld ltepuh-Mean ltepuh-Mean He wrote Injuries In tbt unit beniflta on marble The broad mantle man-tle ot bl cnOurltiK charity covered a multitude of ln in n soldier He lored Justlro with undying and solicit-out solicit-out affection, but he hated every de-ertcr de-ertcr from the great army of humanity human-ity He waa dowered with the love ot love. He waa always equal to the occa-lon, occa-lon, whether saving a sleeping sen-tlnel sen-tlnel by one atroke of the pen from a dishonored grave or writing that bold and steady signature to tbe proclaraa- "I'D OIVi: THUM JKSSB" tlon of emancipation which made the black race give him a crown of Immortelles Im-mortelles As tho negro preacher In Vlckaburg said of hi in "Minna Lin-kum, Lin-kum, he cberywhcro, he know ebery t'lng, he walk de earf like do 1-ord " III Kn Irony, Abraham Llnroln could say true things when Just resentment required censure. He released some prisoners on tbe other side of the 'divide' In 16(2. Tho wife of one of these Insisted "that tier husband was a religious man, even It he was a rebel." Mr. Lincoln wrote the release slowly, as It In doubt, and without smiling handed It to tho now happy wife, but said, with keen Irony "You any your husband Is a religious relig-ious man Tell blm wben you meet him that 1 say I am not much of a judge of religion, but In my opinion tbo religion that sets men to rebel and t light ngatnst tbelr kovcrnment because, r as they think, that government does """"jfft., luW atinirUnll,.l..l ,..,,.. t,..t ft .H their bread In tbe sweat ut olhor mens vsSss5',c' ' "", "" ,or' "' ",tlon upon SSp3r,rhlch people can get to heaven." Jv ' lllck lloior-a Appointment. Mr Lincoln onre told Horace Dera-4ng. Dera-4ng. n Connecticut congressman, wben ho had been Importuned to Join a church that ' whin nny church will Inscribe otcr Its nltar as Its sole quail-llcatlon quail-llcatlon tho Sailor's condensed statement state-ment of the subntnuco of Ian and gospel, gos-pel, 'Thou shall love tho 1-ord thy Clod with nil thy soul, and thy neighbor na thysolr that church will I Join with all roy heart." Ills great good sense was shown In his making Dick dower n lieutenant In tho regular army Dick had shown his bravery and his capacity among tho western Indians, but was rejected by tho board of mllltnry martinets at Washington because he "did not know what an abitls, or echelon, or hollow square was " "Well," sharply said tLj dllettnnto officer with a slnglo eyeglass, eye-glass, "what would you do with your command If the cavalry should charge on you J" "1 d give them Jesse, that s what I would do, unci I'd inako a hollow square In vvery mother a son of them " Lincoln signed his commission and Dick made a famous soldier. Komi tin I .Her McClellan then requested bis chief ot staff to find a copy ot the letter It was speedily produced, and (Jen McClellan Mc-Clellan proceeded to crush Mr Lincoln by reading his vituperative attack on Htnnton, with reflections on Lincoln's conduct ot tbo war Lincoln a peaceful peace-ful smllo vanished When tho letter ended bo roao quickly, looking neither to tho right .nor left not waiting for any farewell to Ota, McClellan. Ho seemed oppressed with the consciousness con-sciousness of tbe dangsra of the military mili-tary as well as tbe political situation of things Ho drovo slowly with (Jon. lllalr over to tbe boat, which waa to convey them from Harrison's landing back to Washington. When the vessel had started, Mr Lincoln, for tbe first time since leaving McClellan' tent, broke tbe silence and said to Den lllalr: ' frank, I now understand this man . That letter Is Oen McClellan'a bid tor the presidency I will stop that game. Now la tho time to Issue tho proclamation proclama-tion emancipating the alavoa." lie forthwith ln.od tho proclamation proclama-tion ot emancipation Within a week after the world waa startled by a new charter of freedom for the alave, Qu. MeClellan's llUUk. Congressman Vaux ot Philadelphia, In hla lata years changed bla views about President Lincoln. He told an Interesting story about tho proclama-, proclama-, tlon of emancipation Tbe classic and scholarly Vaux had been making speeches In Connecticut, and came Lome with Frank P. lllalr ot Missouri, who waa very close to tho many-sided satrlot president while tbe war lasted Oen Ulalr told Mellaril Vaux this story Mr Llnroln had become Impatient at Oen McClellan a delay on tbe peninsula, penin-sula, and asked frank lllalr to go with him to see tbe rommandlng general The distinguished visitors arrived on a hot day, and went straight to McClellan McClel-lan s headquarters They were received re-ceived with scant courtesy, and the commanding general did not ask the president to eat or drink Lincoln sat In his white linen duster uncomfortably uncomforta-bly silent, with his long and sinewy limbs doubled up like a Jackknlfe till Dnally Oen McClellan broko the dense silence by saying 'Mr President hae you received the letter I mailed you estcrdayT' No" courteously replied Lincoln; "1 must have panned It on the way " |