“One day,” said General Howard, “Mr. Lincoln saw Senator Fessenden coming toward his office room.
Mr. Fessenden had received the promise of some appointment in Maine for one of his constituents. The case had been overlooked.
As soon as Mr. Lincoln caught sight of the Senator he saw he was angry, and called out: ‘Say, Fessenden, aren’t you an Episcopalian?’ Mr. Fessenden, somewhat taken aback, answered, ‘Yes, I belong to that persuasion, Mr. President.’
Mr. Lincoln then said, ‘I thought so. You swear so much like Seward. Seward is an Episcopalian. But, you ought to hear Stanton swear. He can beat you both. He is a Presbyterian.’”
