. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . in strong denunciation, not only of thadvice, but of Scotts general course regarcing Sumter. He charged that Scott was traiscending his professional duties and playinpolitician. Blairs gestures and remarks, mor<over, were understood by those presentbeing aimed specially at Seward, whose peacpolicy he had, with his usual impulsive aggreisiveness, freely criticised. Without any form;vote, there was a unanimous expression cdissent from Scotts suggestion, and unde*Presidents request to meet in formal conext day, the Cabinet retired. That nigh
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . in strong denunciation, not only of thadvice, but of Scotts general course regarcing Sumter. He charged that Scott was traiscending his professional duties and playinpolitician. Blairs gestures and remarks, mor<over, were understood by those presentbeing aimed specially at Seward, whose peacpolicy he had, with his usual impulsive aggreisiveness, freely criticised. Without any form;vote, there was a unanimous expression cdissent from Scotts suggestion, and unde*Presidents request to meet in formal conext day, the Cabinet retired. That nigh^ ^coins eyes did not close in sleep. || It wparent that the time had come when hemeet the nations crisis. His judgmentmust guide, his sole will determine, utter the word that should save o JOSthe most precious inheritance of humanity, thlast hope of free government on the eartlOnly the imagination may picture that intensand weary vigil. % Blair to Welles, May 17th, and Seward, p. 65. II Meigs, diary. Unpublished MS. Welles, Lii. JOPYRIGHT 8Y UNDEhWOOD i. UNDERWOOD JOHN iMUIR The bust above shown is of bronze, and is the Nvork of C S Pietr.^ of New York. It was unveilecl recentlyat Madison, Wisconsin, at the State University, to which the bust was presented by Mr. 1 a resident of Madison. Addresses in eulogy of the eminent naturalist were made by Hise, President of the , and others Brittingham, a resic THE OLD BAND. IT S mighty good to git back to the old town, shore,Considerin I ve ben away twenty year and I moved then to Kansas, of course I see a change,A-comin back, and notice things that s new to me and strange ;Especially at evenin when yer new band fellers meet,In foncv uniforms and all, and play out on the street—. . VVhat s come of old Bill Lindsey and the Sax-horn fellers — say ? I want to hear the old band play.
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