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preserve　the　peace　of　my　own　native　State；　Kentucky。　　It　is　with

regret　I　search；　and　cannot　find；　in　your　not　very　short　letter；　any

declaration　or　intimation　that　you　entertain　any　desire　for　the

preservation　of　the　Federal　Union。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　SEPTEMBER　2；　1861



MAJOR…GENERAL　FREMONT。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Two　points　in　your　proclamation　of　August　30　give　me

some　anxiety。



First。　　Should　you　shoot　a　man；　according　to　the　proclamation；　the

Confederates　would　very　certainly　shoot　our　best　men　in　their　hands

in　retaliation；　and　so；　man　for　man；　indefinitely。　　It　is；　therefore；

my　order　that　you　allow　no　man　to　be　shot　under　the　proclamation

without　first　having　my　approbation　or　consent。



Second。　　I　think　there　is　great　danger　that　the　closing　paragraph；　in

relation　to　the　confiscation　of　property　and　the　liberating　slaves　of

traitorous　owners；　will　alarm　our　Southern　Union　friends　and　turn

them　against　us；　perhaps　ruin　our　rather　fair　prospect　for　Kentucky。

Allow　me；　therefore；　to　ask　that　you　will；　as　of　your　own　motion；

modify　that　paragraph　so　as　to　conform　to　the　first　and　fourth

sections　of　the　act　of　Congress　entitled　〃An　act　to　confiscate

property　used　for　insurrectionary　purposes；〃　approved　August　6；　1861；

and　a　copy　of　which　act　I　herewith　send　you。



This　letter　is　written　in　a　spirit　of　caution；　and　not　of　censure。　　I

send　it　by　special　messenger；　in　order　that　it　may　certainly　and

speedily　reach　you。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNORS　WASHBURN　OF　MAINE；　FAIRBANKS　OF　VERMONT；　BERRY

OF　NEW　HAMPSHIRE；　ANDREW　OF　MASSACHUSETTS；　BUCKINGHAM　OF　CONNECTICUT；

AND　SPRAGUE　OF　RHODE　ISLAND。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　September　11；　1861。



General　Butler　proposes　raising　in　New　England　six　regiments；　to　be

recruited　and　commanded　by　himself；　and　to　go　on　special　service。



I　shall　be　glad　if　you；　as　governor　of　______；　will　answer　by

telegraph　if　you　consent。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　SEPTEMBER　11；　1861



MAJOR…GENERAL　JOHN　C。　FREMONT。



SIR：…Yours　of　the　8th；　in　answer　to　mine　of　the　2d　instant；　is　just

received。　　Assuming　that　you；　upon　the　ground；　could　better　judge　of

the　necessities　of　your　position　than　I　could　at　this　distance；　on

seeing　your　proclamation　of　August30　I　perceived　no　general　objection

to　it。　　The　particular　clause；　however；　in　relation　to　the

confiscation　of　property　and　the　liberation　of　slaves　appeared　to　me

to　be　objectionable　in　its　nonconformity　to　the　act　of　Congress

passed　the　6th　of　last　August　upon　the　same　subjects；　and　hence　I

wrote　you；　expressing　my　wish　that　that　clause　should　be　modified

accordingly。　　Your　answer；　just　received；　expresses　the　preference　on

your　part　that　I　should　make　an　open　order　for　the　modification；

which　I　very　cheerfully　do。　　It　is　therefore　ordered　that　the　said

clause　of　said　proclamation　be　so　modified；　held；　and　construed　as　to

conform　to；　and　not　to　transcend；　the　provisions　on　the　same　subject

contained　in　the　act　of　Congress　entitled　〃An　act　to　confiscate

property　used　for　insurrectionary　purposes；〃　approved　August　6；　1861；

and　that　said　act　be　published　at　length　with　this　order。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　MRS。　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；

September　12；　1861



Mrs。　GENERAL　FREMONT。



MY　DEAR　MADAM：Your　two　notes　of　to…day　are　before　me。　　I　answered

the　letter　you　bore　me　from　General　Fremont　on　yesterday；　and　not

hearing　from　you　during　the　day；　I　sent　the　answer　to　him　by　mail。

It　is　not　exactly　correct；　as　you　say　you　were　told　by　the　elder　Mr。

Blair；　to　say　that　I　sent　Postmaster…General　Blair　to　St。　　Louis　to

examine　into　that　department　and　report。　　Postmaster…General　Blair

did　go；　with　my　approbation；　to　see　and　converse　with　General　Fremont

as　a　friend。　　I　do　not　feel　authorized　to　furnish　you　with　copies　of

letters　in　my　possession　without　the　consent　of　the　writers。　　No

impression　has　been　made　on　my　mind　against　the　honor　or　integrity　of

General　Fremont；　and　I　now　enter　my　protest　against　being　understood

as　acting　in　any　hostility　toward　him。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　JOSEPH　HOLT；



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　SEPTEMBER　12；　1861



HON。　JOSEPH　HOLT。



DEAR　SIR：…Yours　of　this　day　in　relation　to　the　late　proclamation　of

General　Fremont　is　received　yesterday　I　addressed　a　letter　to　him；　by

mail；　on　the　same　subject；　and　which　is　to　be　made　public　when　he

receives　it。　　I　herewith　send　you　a　copy　of　that　letter；　which

perhaps　shows　my　position　as　distinctly　as　any　new　one　I　could　write。

I　will　thank　you　not　to　make　it　public　until　General　Fremont　shall

have　had　time　to　receive　the　original。



Your　obedient　servant；

A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　SCOTT



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　September　16；　1861。



DEAR　SIR：Since　conversing　with　you　I　have　concluded　to　request　you

to　frame　an　order　for　recruiting　North　Carolinians　at　Fort　Hatteras。

I　suggest　it　to　be　so　framed　as　for　us　to　accept　a　smaller　force

even　a　companyif　we　cannot　get　a　regiment　or　more。　　What　is

necessary　to　now　say　about　officers　you　will　judge。　　　Governor　Seward

says　he　has　a　nephew　（Clarence　A。　Seward；　I　believe）　who　would　be

willing　to　go　and　play　colonel　and　assist　in　raising　the　force。

Still　it　is　to　be　considered　whether　the　North　Carolinians　will　not

prefer　officers　of　their　own。　　I　should　expect　they　would。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　September　18；　1861



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。

MY　DEAR　SIR：To　guard　against　misunderstanding；　I　think　fit　to　say

that　the　joint　expedition　of　the　army　and　navy　agreed　upon　some　time

since；　and　in　which　General　T。　W。　Sherman　was　and　is　to　bear　a

conspicuous　part；　is　in　no　wise　to　be　abandoned；　but　must　be　ready　to

move　by　the　1st　of；　or　very　early　in；　October。　　　Let　all　preparations

go　forward　accordingly。



Yours　truly；

A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　FREMONT；



WASHINGTON；　SEPTEMBER　12；　1861



MAJOR…GENERAL　FREMONT：



Governor　Morton　telegraphs　as　follows：　〃Colonel　Lane；　just　arrived　by

special　train；　represents　Owensborough；　forty　miles　above　Evansville；

in　possession　of　secessionists。　　Green　River　is　navigable。

Owensborough　must　be　seized。　　We　want　a　gunboat　sent　up　from　Paducah

for　that　purpose。〃　Send　up　the　gunboat　if；　in　your　discretion；　you

think　it　right。　　Perhaps　you　had　better　order　those　in　charge　of　the

Ohio　River　to　guard　it　vigilantly　at　all　points。



A。　LINCOLN。









To　O。　H。　BROWNING。



（Private　and　Confidential）



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON

SEPTEMBER　22；　1861



HON。　O。　H。　BROWNING。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　17th　is　just　received；　and　coming　from　you；

I　confess　it　astonishes　me。　　That　you　should　object　to　my　adhering　to

a　law　which　you　had　assisted　in　making　and　presenting　to　me　less　than

a　month　before　is　odd　enough。　　But　this　is　a　very　small　part。

General　Fremont's　proclamation　as　to　confiscation　of　property　and　the

liberation　of　slaves　is　purely　political　and　not　within　the　range　of

military　law　or　necessity。　　If　a　commanding　general　finds　a　necessity

to　seize　the　farm　of　a　private　owner　for　a　pasture；　an　encampment；　or

a　fortification；　he　has　the　right　to　do　so；　and　to　so　hold　it　as　long

as　the　necessity　lasts；　and　this　is　within　military　law；　because

within　military　necessity。　　But　to　say　the　farm　shall　no　longer

belong　to　the　owner；　or　his　heirs　forever；　and　this　as　well　when　the

farm　is　not　needed　for　military　purposes　as　when　it　is；　is　purely

political；　without　the　savor　of　military　law　about　it。　　And　the　same

is　true　of　slaves。　　If　the　general　needs　them；　he　can　seize　them　and

use　them；　but　when　the　need　is　past；　it　is　not　for　him　to　fix　their