Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865 Ward Hill Lamon

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...much said about this falsehood. Let the thing alone. If I have not established character enough to give the lie to this charge, I can only say that I am mistaken in my own estimate of myself. In politics, every man must skin his own skunk. These fellows are welcome to the hide of this one. Its body has already given forth its unsavory odor." The newspapers and the stump-speakers went on " stuffing the ears of men with false reports " until the fall of 1864, when I showed to Mr. Lincoln a letter, of which the following is a copy. It is a fair sample of hundreds of letters received by me about that time, the Antietam incident being then discussed with increased virulence and new accessions of false coloring. Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 1864. Ward H. Lamon: Dear Sir,--Enclosed is an extract from the New York " World " of Sept. 9, 1864:--"ONE Of Mr. Lincoln"s Jokes.--The second verse of our campaign song published on this page was probably suggested by an incident which occurred on the battle-field of Antietam a few days after the fight. While the President was driving over the field in an ambulance, accompanied by 1 Lamon, General McClellan, and another officer, tails of men were engaged in the task of burying the dead. The ambulance had just reached the neighborhood of the old stone bridge, where the dead were piled highest, when Mr. Lincoln, suddenly slapping Marshal Lamon on the knee, exclaimed: " Come, Lamon, give us that song about Picayune Butler; McClellan has never heard it." " Not now, if you please, said General McClellan, with a shudder; " I would prefer to hear it some other place and time."" This story has been repeated in the New York " World " almost daily for the last three months. Until now it would have been useless to demand its... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865 (Ward Hill Lamon)