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"Holt, were you ever in battle?" he counter queried. The man of law was a man of peace; he had seen lead, but in seals, not bullets. Secretary of War Stanton was spurring the military justice on, as often before. "Did Stanton ever march in the first line, to be shot at like this man?" Holt answered for his colleague in the negative.
There had been the shortest of greetings, and, while Lincoln turned over the last telegrams, Stanton wrote steadily. Stanton had changed much since the night in the Springfield store. A square beard, streaked with grey, covered his chin, and his face had grown heavier. There were big pouches below the short-sighted eyes, and deep lines on each side of his short shaven upper lip.
E.C. Delavan, Antoinette L. Brown and nine others, vice-presidents; Susan B. Anthony and Amelia Bloomer, secretaries. In accepting the presidency, Mrs. Stanton made a powerful speech, certain parts of which acted as a bombshell not only at this meeting, but in press, pulpit and society. The two points which aroused most antagonism were: 1st.
"If some ladies themselves never know their own minds, how can another know?" Stanton retorted. "Well," said Miss Burton, with a laugh, "if we accept a practical philosophy much in vogue that of taking the world as we find it flirting is one of the commonest pursuits of mankind."
"Wal, I reckon you made a rake-off," drawled Larry, as Neale came up. "Lend me some money, pard." Neale glanced at Larry and from him to the girl. She dropped her eyes. "Ruby, do you like Larry?" he queried. "Sure do," replied the girl. "Reddy, do you like Ruby?" went on Neale. Beauty Stanton smiled her interest. The other woman came back from nowhere to watch Neale.
Stanton is in the Department, got his secretary, but the secretary of the Senate, who have taken upon themselves his sins, and who place him there under a large salary to annoy and obstruct the operations of the Executive. This the people well enough understand, and he is a stench in the nostrils of their own party.
When the murder occured, Colonel Baker was absent from Washington, He returned on the third morning, and was at once besought by Secretary Stanton to join the hue and cry against the escaped Booth. The sagacious detective found that nearly ten thousand cavalry, and one-fourth as many policemen, had been meantime scouring, without plan or compass, the whole territory of Southern Maryland.
The desired occasion for impeachment was furnished by Johnson's attempt to get Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War, out of the Cabinet. Stanton held radical views and was at no time sympathetic with or loyal to Johnson, but he loved office too well to resign along with those cabinet members who could not follow the President in his struggle with Congress.
On the Rappahannock, where it is joined by the Rapidan.... Near the hamlet of Chancellorsville.... Battle was joined two days ago, and so far it has been indecisive. Tonight we should know the result. That was the news you came here to-night about, Mr. President?" Lincoln nodded. "I am desperately anxious. I needn't conceal that from you, Mr. Stanton."
Stanton was holding the office of Secretary of War for and in the term of President Lincoln, by whom he had been appointed. . . . It was not a new office; it was not a new term. Mr. Johnson succeeded to Mr. Lincoln's office and for the remainder of Mr. Lincoln's term of office. He is serving out Mr. Lincoln's term as President." Mr.
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