Lincoln

Mr. Welles ia wnting lüs papeKi Abraham Lincoln in the Oa!ax, show that .Mr. Linooln, notwithstall' kis jestiug remark, had a good detlJ "iniluence -with the administratie, and was, ia fact, most resolutek J sonai in his actiou. It will be vato insido history of thoeo times. ]J October nomber, he describes the barrossment and difficulty the Preg(2 and heads of departmenta sufferedijti matter of Federal offices. In thatj? medíate and móstperplenngsfcraitoi'' nation's life, " a bost of ravenouai sans, f rom Maine to California- a W propoftion of them Whigs, long exdy ed frolü office - filled Washington, Z backed by their Senators and Reproe" tatives, besieged the White Honsew departments, demanding forthemaey or their friends the local appointistA regardlcss of the patriotism or merite the incumbente." Mr. Welles obten that tho Secretary of the Navy n2 fewer remováis than the rest ; manjj. cessiouifit official bad resigned acdá. and he feit it neceesory toretainaamj! experienced persons as possible. {. one of those be kept proved ttechci-i But, such a hnllaballoo was raism) , the eccentric behavior on Mr. W part - whieh was charged to the iJ, that he had been a Democrat, an4m rally didn 't like toturn Demócrata oaú thnt ihe President feit compelledto! him to remove a very few clerks ; onfeach navy bnxcau and one in tbei partment proper. President Ligel had a more difficult task in tbia nají tlmn Presidenta commonly bave, , great changes were absolntelynece%x yet never were care and deliberaticn t l imperative. Mr. Welles gi ves a verr teresting accewnt of Mr. Lincolu'sicr. struction of his Cabinet. Ho tieahHs Sewaid's character severely withiMl to his optimism, and still more witi j. gard to his attitude toward the rebelBcel 8outh ; declaring him ready "to i quiesce in almost any change of the fel damental law itself to getovetaájl culty." He was prepared to snrnil Snmter and other forte in the sceeÈjf State?, and to cali a nationsl conneítai to revise the constitution andrecoaar,;i j the Government. Mr. Chase ttu . f I pletely deprensed and despairing, atisf time, but did not share in Sensfl views. He considered reconciliatii)tj. possible, civil war "a despotic eiaais 1 of power," and the best thing.todon to allow the States to withdra. ü other raembers of tho Cabinet : nnit for every rneans to mai 'Unios, Mr. Lincoln listenedtoao. but foreboïe to commit himt ! marvelous sagftoity uaing all, reháfl none, watchiog íTents, feelúig ther lic pulse, and deciuing at last witk-j tiro independence.