He privately referred to Lincoln, whom he had known before the war as a lawyer for the Illinois Central, as "nothing more than a well-meaning baboon", a "gorilla", and "ever unworthy of ... his high position".
Han refererade privat till Lincoln, som han hade känt innan kriget när Lincoln var jurist för Illinois Central, som "inget mer än en välmenande babian", en "gorilla" och "ständigt ovärdig...sin höga position".