Something of men I have known : with some papers of a general nature, political, historical, and retrospective . sue a Proclamation of Emancipation. Sumnerand Wilson and Stevens are constantly urging me, but Idont think it best now; do you think so, Henderson? Towhich the latter promptly replied that he did not think so;that such a measure, under existing conditions, would, in hisjudgment, be ill-advised and possibly disastrous. Just whatI think, said the President, but they are constantly comingand urging me, sometimes alone, sometimes in couples, andsometimes all three together, but constant
Something of men I have known : with some papers of a general nature, political, historical, and retrospective . sue a Proclamation of Emancipation. Sumnerand Wilson and Stevens are constantly urging me, but Idont think it best now; do you think so, Henderson? Towhich the latter promptly replied that he did not think so;that such a measure, under existing conditions, would, in hisjudgment, be ill-advised and possibly disastrous. Just whatI think, said the President, but they are constantly comingand urging me, sometimes alone, sometimes in couples, andsometimes all three together, but constant^ pressing that he walked across the room to a window and lookedout upon the Avenue. Sure enough, Wilson, Stevens, andSumner were seen approaching the Executive Mansion. Call-ing his visitor to the window and pointing to the approach-ing figures, in a tone expressing something of that wondroussense of humor that no burden or disaster could whollydispel, he said, Henderson, did you ever attend an oldfield school? Henderson replied that he had. So did I, said the President; what little education I 352. LAWRENCE WELDON
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