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In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　House　of　Representatives　of　the

15th　instant；　requesting　a　copy　of　the　correspondence　between　this

government　and　foreign　powers　on　the　subject　of　the　existing

insurrection　in　the　United　States；　I　transmit　a　report　from　the

Secretary　of　State。



WASHINGTON；　July　25；　1861。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　CHASE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　JULY　16；　1861



MR　CHASE：The　bearer；　Mr。_____　　　；　wants　________in　the　custom　house

at　Baltimore。　　If　his　recommendations　are　satisfactory；　and　I

recollect　them　to　have　been　so；　the　fact　that　he　is　urged　by　the

Methodists　should　be　in　his　favor；　as　they　complain　of　us　some。



LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES。



TO　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　House　of　Representatives　of　the

24th　instant；　asking　the　grounds；　reasons；　and　evidence　upon　which

the　police　Commissioners　of　Baltimore　were　arrested　and　are　now

detained　as　prisoners　at　Port　McHenry；　I　have　to　state　that　it　is

judged　to　be　incompatible　with　the　public　interest　at　this　time　to

furnish　the　information　called　for　by　the　resolution。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



WASHINGTON；　JULY　27；　1861









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　Senate　of　the　19th　instant

requesting　information　concerning　the　quasi　armistice　alluded　to　in

my　message　of　the　4th　instant；　I　transmit　a　report　from　the　Secretary

of　the　Navy。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。

JULY　30；　1861









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　Senate　of　the　23d　instant

requesting　information　concerning　the　imprisonment　of　Lieutenant　John

J。　Worden　（John　L。　Worden）　of　the　United　States　navy；　I　transmit　a

report　from　the　Secretary　of　the　Navy。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。

July　30；　1861









ORDER　TO　UNITED　STATES　MARSHALS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；

JULY　31；　1861



The　Marshals　of　the　United　States　in　the　vicinity　of　forts　where

political　prisoners　are　held　will　supply　decent　lodging　and

sustenance　for　such　prisoners　unless　they　shall　prefer　to　provide　in

those　respects　for　themselves；　in　which　case　they　will　be　allowed　to

do　so　by　the　commanding　officer　in　charge。



Approved；　and　the　Secretary　of　the　State　will　transmit　the　order　to

the　Marshals；　to　the　Lieutenant…General；　and　the　Secretary　of　the

Interior。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES。



TO　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　House　of　Representatives　of

yesterday；　requesting　information　regarding　the　imprisonment　of　loyal

citizens　of　the　United　States　by　the　forces　now　in　rebellion　against

this　government；　I　transmit　a　report　from　the　Secretary　of　State；　and

the　copy　of　a　telegraphic　despatch　by　which　it　was　accompanied。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



WASHINGTON；　August　2；　1861。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　your　honorable　body　of　date　July　31；

1861；　requesting　the　President　to　inform　the　Senate　whether　the　Hon。

James　H。　Lane；　a　member　of　that　body　from　Kansas；　has　been　appointed

a　brigadier…general　in　the　army　of　the　United　States；　and　if　so；

whether　he　has　accepted　such　appointment；　I　have　the　honor　to

transmit　herewith　certain　papers；　numbered　1；　2；　3；　4；　5；　6；　and　7；

which；　taken　together；　explain　themselves；　and　which　contain　all　the

information　I　possess　upon　the　questions　propounded。



It　was　my　intention；　as　shown　by　my　letter　of　June　20；　1861；　to

appoint　Hon。　James　H。　Lane；　of　Kansas；　a　brigadier…general　of　United

States　volunteers　in　anticipation　of　the　act　of　Congress；　since

passed；　for　raising　such　volunteers；　and　I　have　no　further　knowledge

upon　the　subject；　except　as　derived　from　the　papers　herewith

enclosed。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　August　5；　1861









TO　SECRETARY　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　AUGUST　7；　1861



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　within　paper；　as　you　see；　is　by　HON。　John　S。　Phelps

and　HON。　Frank　P。　Blair；　Jr。；　both　members　of　the　present　Congress

from　Missouri。　　The　object　is　to　get　up　an　efficient　force　of

Missourians　in　the　southwestern　part　of　the　State。　　It　ought　to　be

done；　and　Mr。　Phelps　ought　to　have　general　superintendence　of　it。

I　see　by　a　private　report　to　me　from　the　department　that　eighteen

regiments　are　already　accepted　from　Missouri。　　Can　it　not　be　arranged

that　part　of　them　（not　yet　organized；　as　I　understand）　may　be　taken

from　the　locality　mentioned　and　put　under　the　control　of　Mr。　Phelps；

and　let　him　have　discretion　to　accept　them　for　a　shorter　term　than

three　yearsor　the　warunderstanding；　however；　that　he　will　get

them　for　the　full　term　if　he　can？　I　hope　this　can　be　done；　because

Mr。　Phelps　is　too　zealous　and　efficient　and　understands　his　ground

too　well　for　us　to　lose　his　service。　　Of　course　provision　for　arming；

equipping；　etc。；　must　be　made。　　Mr。　Phelps　is　here；　and　wishes　to

carry　home　with　him　authority　for　this　matter。



Yours　truly；

A。　LINCOLN









PROCLAMATION　OF　A　NATIONAL　FAST…DAY；

AUGUST　12；　1861。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES

OF　AMERICA



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　a　joint　committee　of　both　houses　of　Congress　has　waited　on

the　President　of　the　United　States　and　requested　him　to　〃recommend　a

day　of　public　humiliation；　prayer；　and　fasting　to　be　observed　by　the

people　of　the　United　States　with　religious　solemnities　and　the

offering　of　fervent　supplications　to　Almighty　God　for　the　safety　and

welfare　of　these　States；　His　blessings　on　their　arms；　and　a　speedy

restoration　of　peace〃；　and



Whereas　it　is　fit　and　becoming　in　all　people　at　all　times　to

acknowledge　and　revere　the　supreme　government　of　God；　to　bow　in

humble　submission　to　His　chastisements；　to　confess　and　deplore　their

sins　and　transgressions　in　the　full　conviction　that　the　fear　of　the

Lord　is　the　beginning　of　wisdom；　and　to　pray　with　all　fervency　and

contrition　for　the　pardon　of　their　past　offences　and　for　a　blessing

upon　their　present　and　prospective　action；　and



Whereas　when　our　own　beloved　country；　once；　by　the　blessing　of　God；

united；　prosperous；　and　happy；　is　now　afflicted　with　faction　and

civil　war；　it　is　peculiarly　fit　for　us　to　recognize　the　hand　of　God

in　this　terrible　visitation；　and　in　sorrowful　remembrance　of　our　own

faults　and　crimes　as　a　nation　and　as　individuals　to　humble　ourselves

before　Him　and　to　pray　for　His　mercy…to　pray　that　we　may　be　spared

further　punishment；　though　most　justly　deserved；　that　our　arms　may　be

blessed　and　made　effectual　for　the　re…establishment　of　order；　law；

and　peace　throughout　the　wide　extent　of　our　country；　and　that　the

inestimable　boon　of　civil　and　religious　liberty；　earned　under　His

guidance　and　blessing　by　the　labors　and　sufferings　of　our　fathers；

may　be　restored　in　all　its　original　excellence



Therefore　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；　do

appoint　the　last　Thursday　in　September　next　as　a　day　of　humiliation；

prayer；　and　fasting　for　all　the　people　of　the　nation。　　And　I　do

earnestly　recommend　to　all　the　people；　and　especially　to　all

ministers　and　teachers　of　religion　of　all　denominations　and　to　all

heads　of　families；　to　observe　and　keep　that　day　according　to　their

several　creeds　and　modes　of　worship　in　all　humility　and　with　all

religious　solemnity；　to　the　end　that　the　united　prayer　of　the　nation

may　ascend　to　the　Throne　of　Grace　and　bring　down　plentiful　blessings

upon　our　country。



　　　　　　　　　　In　testimony　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand

　　　　　　　　　　and　caused　the　seal　of　the　United　States　to

＇SEAL。＇　　　be　affixed；　this　twelfth　day　of　August；　A。　D。

　　　　　　　　　　1861；　and　of　the　independence　of　the　United

　　　　　　　　　　States　of　America　the　eighty…sixth。