. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . evelojjed aneager ambition to be President, were toldthat their time had come, and the wis-dom of Sewards advice was seen in thesudden collapse of the respective Chaseand Blair bcxmis for the presidency. Thelatter was snufted out instantly, and theSecretary of the Treasury under Lincoln,though made Chief Justice, fed anil fat-tened his presidential bee till his 11. skwari). during the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . evelojjed aneager ambition to be President, were toldthat their time had come, and the wis-dom of Sewards advice was seen in thesudden collapse of the respective Chaseand Blair bcxmis for the presidency. Thelatter was snufted out instantly, and theSecretary of the Treasury under Lincoln,though made Chief Justice, fed anil fat-tened his presidential bee till his 11. skwari). during the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson weic colored ))y the desire lie still cherished to weai the ])residentialpurjile. 1 had gone through the State of Pennsjlvania from Indiana County toDelaware, preaching the gospel according to Abraham Lincoln, whilst thefate of the g()^•el•ument trembled in the balance. Ihe night before theelection which was to decide whether Andrew (1. Curtin was to be electedGovernor, and whether icuusylvania was still for the war. I wiilkcd ujjtotheWhite House. The door opened, and T was ushered into the Presidents EastKooni, where he grasped me l)y both AMERICAN HEROISM. ]fi7 Boy, said he, eagerlj. ■ what news from beyond the Alleghanies ? Never had I seen that face light with such a burst of gladness as when 1answeretl. Have no fear of Pennsylvania. The Methodist preachers are allon the stump for Lincoln and Iurtin, and the young women are wearingrosettes with these names entwined. The old Keystone is good for a twentythousand majority, and that means your renomination as President. Thiswas answered with a wild Western laugh which could have been heard overto the war department. Lincoln for a moment was a l)oy again. He said,■ Now we will go over and see Secretary Seward. As was his wont, he entered the Seward mansion unannounced. TheSecretary, with slow and stately step advanced to meet the President. Theirgreeting was warm, even affectionate. The courtly Seward, smoking a
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