Stanton And The President

We quote Uit following nnecdotc fn m "Recoltoctfoini "l Öecretnrj1 Stimton," by a elcrk of the W.-ir DetiartuitiH, in tlic ('eiiiury: " Wlicn Mr. Stanley, ol NOrili Uurolhia, was nppoinled military governor of liis ktatar, t li secreta ry of wnr causea1 tO I)C Ulied Ollt OIIC Of tllL' blltOk t'Mllluscil lor DotlfyloK military uominees tiit'ir ii niiliiirnt ti oftke by the l'u-sideiit, and when he had slfcBed it nd nued tlie Mitl of tlic dipailiiieiit of w;ir lo iir uttacbcd lü t, lic coDcUided l luit it woulil be well U liare th; r-igu 111:11111. ii ot the I'iesideiu itChutd to tlie iiiHtrumeot He scut the C0Bnutttll to the White House, with the rcjiict Ibal Ilic I'n-.-iilenl WOU UI .-trn ainl returu it iiumediately. Mr. Lincoln look the document :u:d reail it tuielully, mul Uien beyilH tiiiniii}; and tuistiliji it uhout, as thoiigh in -.caicli of smiiitliliijf. At last he handid it to the bearcr und stail ironically : " lkl Mr. Stanton say where I was M [ut iny siifnature?" " ¦ Nu, sir,' replied tbe Hstniimlim] cleik. " '(Jan you teil me,' asked tlic President, 1 wlit-reabouls ou this pHur I 11111 to put my signature?' The clerk (JooieJ at tlic coiinnis-ion and WW llie uniple siruni ure of Mr. Stanlon nnintdiately irt tlie loot ol the body of the instruiin tit, with thecoiIB ter-.-igiiaiiiru of the BdJatMK-geiwntl to the lelt He lsn buw h neat, suug; looking white spi.ee beuuiith the kíu'ii in.iiiiial of Uie K'Cielary of war whieh Mr. Lim o'n mi-ilit have occupied 10 udvantae had he Been lil, hut the clerk was politie and replied: ' 1 don't ee any plaee proviJd foryoiir signature, Mr. President,' and wus proceeding to explam I10W the qttultiaion obvioiixly came about, when the President iuterrupted hiin and said in a dijfuitied tone: ' Takc the paper back lo the secretary of war, wilh my eoinpliniints, and say that the President w il I proniptly sijfn any pro)er"coiiiini.ssion that may be sent to liim lor Governor Htanh-y or anybody else.' "