Recollections of President Lincoln And His Administration
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If they do, I don't wonder at the legends about Ethan Allen." Then his face softened as he said, " But what can I do? What do you expect me to do? As you know, I have not much influence with the depart- ments ?" " I have not thought the matter out," I said. " I feel a deep interest in saving young Scott's life. I think I knew the boy's father. It is useless to apply to Gen- eral Smith. An application to Secretary Stanton would only be referred to General Smith. The only thing to be done was to ...apply to you. It seems to me that, if you would sign an order suspending Scott's execution until his friends can have his case examined, I might carry it to the War Department, and so insure the de- livery of the order to General Smith to-day, through the regular channels of the War Office." " No ! I do not think that course would be safe. You do not know these officers of the regular army. They are a law unto themselves. They sincerely think that it is good policy occasionally to shoot a soldier.
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