"I will put a stop to it. The preachers must stop preaching politics, or
they must all come into one State Church. I will at once issue a decree
to that effect."
For some unknown reason, that decree never was promulgated.
After the war, he took a deep interest in the reconstruction of the
Southern States. I met him one day on Montgomery street, when he asked
me in a tone and with a look of earnest solicitude:
"Do you hear any complaint or dissatisfaction concerning me from the
South?"