Lincoln and prohibition . chusetts, himself the son of a drunkard of Natick,Massachusetts, battled strenuously against thepassage of the act. He was aided by Wilmot, ofPennsylvania; Pomeroy, of Kansas; Harris, ofNew York; and Wright, of New Jersey. Afterworriment and agitation, induced by pressurefrom members of his Cabinet who saw noother way of helping out the treasury, Lincolnaccepted the measure, with the remark to Secre-tary Chase, Senator Wilson, and Merwin, Assoon as the exigencies shall pass away I shall turnmy attention to the repeal of that 102 LINCOLN AND PROHIBITION Me
Lincoln and prohibition . chusetts, himself the son of a drunkard of Natick,Massachusetts, battled strenuously against thepassage of the act. He was aided by Wilmot, ofPennsylvania; Pomeroy, of Kansas; Harris, ofNew York; and Wright, of New Jersey. Afterworriment and agitation, induced by pressurefrom members of his Cabinet who saw noother way of helping out the treasury, Lincolnaccepted the measure, with the remark to Secre-tary Chase, Senator Wilson, and Merwin, Assoon as the exigencies shall pass away I shall turnmy attention to the repeal of that 102 LINCOLN AND PROHIBITION Merwin at this time was in a position to testifyconvincingly of the Presidents mental attitudetoward this piece of legislation. The Presidentand Generals Scott and Butler had equipped himwith the necessary orders for carrying on histemperance work among the soldiers, and a fewdays afterward the President, as before stated,wrote a special pass for him, enabling him to carryon his mission, under formidable natural Chaplain jA:\rES B. Merwin
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