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■As soon as it was known among the Washington politioians that Mr. Lincoln had appointed Edwin M. Stanion Secretary of War, a treincndous delegatiou of blaoks called upon. him and protesjcd in the strongest tenns against tjiü appointment of a domocrat to so important a position. "OldAbe" listenod to all thoir argumonts in silonoe, and, after thoy were througli, term'mated the interview with the following : "Gentlemen, I have been considering the question, for some timo, whcther I would have fofir deraocrats and fit e republicana in my ■Gabinet, ox fivt demócrata and four republicans. lf [ could flnd four moro democrafs just liku Btanton, d- d if' I wouldu't apppint thom. Good day, gentleinen.JJ 'i'his bayonet charge of OM