CHAPTER I.
HON. MARTIN P. SWEET—INTERVIEW WITH, AND EULOGIUM.
In the month of November, 1860, shortly after the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States, Hon. Martin P. Sweet came into the Circuit Clerk's Office of Stephenson County, Illinois, where the writer was acting as deputy to the regular Clerk—Mr. L. W. Guiteau—and addressing himself to us, said:
"Mr. N., are you busy?"
"Not very," we replied.
"If you can spare the time I would be glad of an interview with you at my office."
Laying aside the pen we went with him, and after being seated together in his private room adjoining the main office, he remarked:
"Mr. N., I understand you are thinking of going to Texas."
"I am not only thinking of it, Mr. S., but the purpose is already fixed to go."