... sentence of another message was very awkwardly constructed. Calling the President's attention to it in the proof-copy, the latter acknowledged the force of the objection raised, and said, Go home, Defrees , and see if you can better it. The next day Mr. Defrees took in to him his amendment. Mr. Lincoln met him by saying: Seward found the same fault that you did, and he has been rewriting the parag...