Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General BenjFButler : Butler's book : a review of his legal, political, and military career . Drilling a company of the district militia to escort Lincoln? Yes, said he with a laugh, they may escort Lincoln, but Iguess not in the direction of the White House. I looked at him and said: You are not in earnest. Never more in earnest in my life. We dont intend to have theblack Rej^ublican (I dont remember the offensive term) inaug-urated to rule over us here in Washington. I walked along in silence for a short time, and then said: Letme adjure you
Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General BenjFButler : Butler's book : a review of his legal, political, and military career . Drilling a company of the district militia to escort Lincoln? Yes, said he with a laugh, they may escort Lincoln, but Iguess not in the direction of the White House. I looked at him and said: You are not in earnest. Never more in earnest in my life. We dont intend to have theblack Rej^ublican (I dont remember the offensive term) inaug-urated to rule over us here in Washington. I walked along in silence for a short time, and then said: Letme adjure you to be very careful in what you are doing. Thatwould be treason and war, which will level Washington with thedust if it is undertaken. Oh, he said, there will be no trouble about it. And havingneared the street that he should turn down to reach his home, weshook hands and parted. I saw him once afterwards, but it was in the Old Capitol Prison. I looked for other indications of the temper of the people inWashington. I talked with some of the ladies, and they were out-spoken as to what would happen to Lincoln if he ever came to
Size: 2500px × 1000px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectgenerals, bookyear189
