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Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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rant in turn was impressed by the sincerity and earnest-ness of the commissioners. I recognize, he telegraphed to Stanton, the difficulties in theway of receiving these informal commissioners at this time, and do notknow what to recommend. I am sorry, however, that Mr. Lincoln can-not have an interview with the two named in this despatch (Stephensand Hunter), if not with all three now within our lines. President Lincoln read the despatch. If the Confederates sincere-ly desired peace he was ready to see them, although they hadbeen appointed by Jefferson Davis on a basis different from whathe himself had stipulated. He did not know that Davis had charged THE END OF SLAVERY. 479 the commissioners to demand his recognition as President of a separatenationahty. () Say to the gentlemen, Mr. Lincoln telegraphed, I will meetthem personally at Fortress Monroe. It was midwinter—the mercury nearly down to zero. Mr. Stephens,small of stature, in feeble health, wrapped himself in three overcoats
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ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. 480 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. and a woollen muffler. Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward were in the cabinof the steamer River Queen^ awaiting the arrival of the com-^fl^l) missioners. They saw, at the farther end of the saloon, Mr.Stephens laying aside his overcoats one by one. When the dis-robing was finished they beheld a shrivelled, boyish-looking little man. Seward, said Mr. Lincoln, that is the largest shucking for sosmall a nubbin that I ever saw. There were friendly greetings, hearty hand-shakings, pleasant talkof old times. Mr. Stephens asked if there was no way of restoring hap-piness and harmony. I know of but one way, Mr. Lincoln replied. Those who areresisting the laws of the Union must cease their resistance. We have been induced to believe, said Mr. Stephens, that bothparties might cease present strife and take up a Continental question,which would give time for their anger to cool. I suppose, the President replied, you refer to something Mr.Blair has said.

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