President Lincoln's Back Up

The followiDg is an extract from a private letter, dated AVasbington, New Yenr's Day. Th writer is a prominent citizen of a neighboring county : I have it on good authority tbat last evoning the President summoned his Cabiuet together, inoluding General Halleek, and without niuch ado, and without oven the prefaoe of an apolqgy, said: "Gentlemen, in the management and conduotof th is war, from heneefoHli, I sliall be the head of tlie eoncerni. hiivo taken off my overeoat and thrown away my mittons, and shall now do somethinfi. I believc that I ain as capable ot dietating to yoii as you are to me, and hereaftcr, thereforo, I shall direct and grder matten myeelf. A ehange has become neaessary, and noy is the time to inaugúrate itr and henceforth I will not be dietatcd to and will uot be interferid with." The gentleman who tol d me the abore e reliablc, and I bclieve it to ba tnie. t'