. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by Dr. Lambdin. d so, and he immediatelytelegraphed it to the President, who promptly answered that itwas just what he wanted done. I at once prepared a telegramto the other Governors, and Colonel Scott, who happened to bethere, hurried it off to all the Governors of the loyal States. Ap-proving answers were received from all but Governor Andrew,who made the objection that a public policy should be declared,which of course meant Emancipation. The n
. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by Dr. Lambdin. d so, and he immediatelytelegraphed it to the President, who promptly answered that itwas just what he wanted done. I at once prepared a telegramto the other Governors, and Colonel Scott, who happened to bethere, hurried it off to all the Governors of the loyal States. Ap-proving answers were received from all but Governor Andrew,who made the objection that a public policy should be declared,which of course meant Emancipation. The names of the Gov-ernors were appended to the paper, and it was immediately re-turned to Lincoln. Governor Aiidrew afterward acquiesced, andI then wrote him asking his views as to the propriety of callingthe loyal Governors to meet at Altoona for the purpose of declar-ing a policy and demanding a more vigorous prosecution of thewar. He agreed to it at once, and we commenced writing andtelegraphing to the Governors, and I had favorable answers toall excepting Governor Morgan of New York, whose relationswith me were not friendly. Governor Andrew, Governor Todd,. (Photo by Brady, Washington.) ANDREW G. CURTIN, 1S92. LINCOLN AND CUR TIN. 2$ I Thus, from the day that Curtin welcomed Lincoln inthe Hall of the House of Representatives at Harrisburgwhen on his way to be inaugurated, until their last meet-ing in the same hall when it was the chamber of death,and sorrowing patriots passed silently through it to taketheir last look upon the face of the martyred President,he was side by side with Lincoln in ever}^ trial; and,backed by his great State, he was enabled to render aservice to the President and to the countr}- unapproachedby any other Governor of the Union. How gratefullyhis public record was appreciated by the people of Penn-sylvania of that day is clearly shown by reference to thejournals of our Legislature of April 12, 1866, when aresolution was passed, by unanimous vote in bot
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