. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson . pure, and his conduct correct, manly, andfirm. Towards me he exhibited a deference that was to me,who wished a revival and continuance of the friendly andsocial intimacy of earlier years, often painful. But thediscipline of the sailor would not permit him to do differ-ently, and when I once or twice spoke of it, he insisted itwas proper, and said it was a sentiment which he felt evenin our schoolday intercourse and friendship. Shortly after the demonstration of Du Pont at Charles-ton, when I think Footes disappointment
. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson . pure, and his conduct correct, manly, andfirm. Towards me he exhibited a deference that was to me,who wished a revival and continuance of the friendly andsocial intimacy of earlier years, often painful. But thediscipline of the sailor would not permit him to do differ-ently, and when I once or twice spoke of it, he insisted itwas proper, and said it was a sentiment which he felt evenin our schoolday intercourse and friendship. Shortly after the demonstration of Du Pont at Charles-ton, when I think Footes disappointment was greaterthan my own, he tendered his services for any duty premonition of the disease which ended his life wasthen upon him, and made him beheve more active employ-ment than the Bureau afforded would conduce to his phys-ical benefit. His wife, after he had once or twice alluded tothe subject, which she did not favor, gave her consent thathe should go wherever ordered, except to the expressed regret that she should have made ANDREW HULL FOOTE pTKE MEW YOK-i~ i fUSUC UBiURY
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