The Compromises of Life And Other Lectures And Addresses Including Some Observ
The Compromises of Life And Other Lectures And Addresses Including Some Observ
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" Complacent humor such as this simply denotes as- 159 The Compromises of Life sured position. It is merely the graciousness of con- scious power. But there happens to be on record a story of a different kind. This is related by Gen. James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General of the Army, on duty in the War Department.
As General Fry tells it, Mr. Stanton seems to have had the right of it. The President had given an order which the Secretary of War had refused to issue. The President thereupon came ...into the W^ar Department and this is what happened. In answer to Mr. Lin- coln's inquiry as to the cause of the trouble, Mr. Stan- ton went over the record and the grounds for his action, and concluded with: "Now, Mr. President, these arc the facts, and you must see that your order cannot be executed. " Lincoln sat upon a sofa with his legs crossed — I am quoting General Fry — and did not say a word until the Secretary's last remark. Then he said in a some- what positive tone: "Mr. Secretary, I reckon you'll have to execute the order.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Complacent humor such as this simply denotes as- 159 The Compromises of Life sured position. It is merely the graciousness of con- scious power. But there happens to be on record a story of a different kind. This is related by Gen. James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General of the Army, on duty in the War Department.
As General Fry tells it, Mr. Stanton seems to have had the right of it. The President had given an order which the Secretary of War had refused to issue. The President thereupon came ...into the W^ar Department and this is what happened. In answer to Mr. Lin- coln's inquiry as to the cause of the trouble, Mr. Stan- ton went over the record and the grounds for his action, and concluded with: "Now, Mr. President, these arc the facts, and you must see that your order cannot be executed. " Lincoln sat upon a sofa with his legs crossed — I am quoting General Fry — and did not say a word until the Secretary's last remark. Then he said in a some- what positive tone: "Mr. Secretary, I reckon you'll have to execute the order.
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