CHAPTER XII.. Social Life of President Lincoln.

SOCIAL LIFE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Meeting of Congress--Proclamation of Emancipation--New Year's Day at the White House--Growlings by Count Gurowski--The Army of the Potomac--Christmas at the Hospitals--Henry Wikoff in Trouble-- President Lincoln Ill with the Varioloid--Defeat of General Hooker at Chancellorsville--Victory of General Grant at Vicksburg--Sublime Speech of President Lincoln at Gettysburg.