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until　further　orders　from　the　department；　to　operate　at　or　in　the

direction　of　Manassas　Junction；　or　otherwise；　as　occasion　may

require；　that　the　other　Corps　not　so　ordered　to　remain　go　forward　to

General　McClellan　as　speedily　as　possible；　that　General　McClellan

commence　his　forward　movements　from　his　new　base　at　once；　and　that

such　incidental　modifications　as　the　foregoing　may　render　proper　be

also　made。

A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　April　6；　1862。



GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN：



Yours　of　11　A。　M。　today　received。　　Secretary　of　War　informs　me　that

the　forwarding　of　transportation；　ammunition；　and　Woodbury's　brigade；

under　your　orders；　is　not；　and　will　not　be；　interfered　with。　　You　now

have　over　one　hundred　thousand　troops　with　you；　independent　of

General　Wool's　command。　　I　think　you　better　break　the　enemy's　line

from　Yorktown　to　Warwick　River　at　once。　　This　will　probably　use　time

as　advantageously　as　you　can。



A。　LINCOLN；　President









TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　April　9；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN。



MY　DEAR　SIR＋Your　despatches；　complaining　that　you　are　not　properly

sustained；　while　they　do　not　offend　me；　do　pain　me　very　much。



Blenker's　division　was　withdrawn　from　you　before　you　left　here；　and

you　knew　the　pressure　under　which　I　did　it；　and；　as　I　thought；

acquiesced　in　it　certainly　not　without　reluctance。



After　you　left　I　ascertained　that　less　than　20；000　unorganized　men；

without　a　single　field　battery；　were　all　you　designed　to　be　left　for

the　defense　of　Washington　and　Manassas　Junction；　and　part　of　this

even　to　go　to　General　Hooker's　old　position；　General　Banks's　corps；

once　designed　for　Manassas　Junction；　was　divided　and　tied　up　on　the

line　of　Winchester　and　Strasburg；　and　could　not　leave　it　without

again　exposing　the　upper　Potomac　and　the　Baltimore　and　Ohio　Railroad。

This　presented　（or　would　present　when　McDowell　and　Sumner　should　be

gone）　a　great　temptation　to　the　enemy　to　turn　back　from　the

Rappahannock　and　sack　Washington。　　My　explicit　order　that　Washington

should；　by　the　judgment　of　all　the　Commanders　of　corps；　be　left

entirely　secure；　had　been　neglected。　　It　was　precisely　this　that

drove　me　to　detain　McDowell。



I　do　not　forget　that　I　was　satisfied　with　your　arrangement　to　leave

Banks　at　Manassas　Junction；　but　when　that　arrangement　was　broken　up

and　nothing　substituted　for　it；　of　course　I　was　not　satisfied。　　I　was

constrained　to　substitute　something　for　it　myself。



And　now　allow　me　to　ask；　do　you　really　think　I　should　permit　the　line

from　Richmond　via　Manaasas　Junction　to　this　city　to　be　entirely　open；

except　what　resistance　could　be　presented　by　less　than　20；000

unorganized　troops？　　This　is　a　question　which　the　country　will　not

allow　me　to　evade。



There　is　a　curious　mystery　about　the　number　of　the　troops　now　with

you。　　When　I　telegraphed　you　on　the　6th；　saying　you　had　over　100；000

with　you；　I　had　just　obtained　from　the　Secretary　of　War　a　statement；

taken　as　he　said　from　your　own　returns；　making　108；000　then　with　you

and　en　route　to　you。　　You　now　say　you　will　have　but　85；000　when　all

enroute　to　you　shall　have　reached　you。　　How　can　this　discrepancy　of

23；000　be　accounted　for？



As　to　General　Wool's　command；　I　understand　it　is　doing　for　you

precisely　what　a　like　number　of　your　own　would　have　to　do　if　that

command　was　away。　　I　suppose　the　whole　force　which　has　gone　forward

to　you　is　with　you　by　this　time；　and　if　so；　I　think　it　is　the　precise

time　for　you　to　strike　a　blow。　　By　delay　the　enemy　will　relatively

gain　upon　youthat　is；　he　will　gain　faster　by　fortifications　and

reinforcements　than　you　can　by　reinforcements　alone。



And　once　more　let　me　tell　you　it　is　indispensable　to　you　that　you

strike　a　blow。　　I　am　powerless　to　help　this。　　You　will　do　me　the

justice　to　remember　I　always　insisted　that　going　down　the　bay　in

search　of　a　field；　instead　of　fighting　at　or　near　Manassas；　was　only

shifting　and　not　surmounting　a　difficulty；　that　we　would　find　the

same　enemy　and　the　same　or　equal　entrenchments　at　either　place。　　The

country　will　not　fail　to　noteis　noting　nowthat　the　present

hesitation　to　move　upon　an　entrenched　enemy　is　but　the　story　of

Manassas　repeated。



I　beg　to　assure　you　that　I　have　never　written　you　or　spoken　to　you　in

greater　kindness　of　feeling　than　now；　nor　with　a　fuller　purpose　to

sustain　you；　so　far　as　in　my　most　anxious　judgment　I　consistently

can；　but　you　must　act。



Yours　very　truly；

A。　LINCOLN。







TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

April　9；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HALLECK；　Saint　Louis；　Mo。：

If　the　rigor　of　the　confinement　of　Magoffin　（Governor　of　Kentucky）　at

Alton　is　endangering　his　life；　or　materially　impairing　his　health；　I

wish　it　mitigated　as　far　as　it　can　be　consistently　with　his　safe

detention。

A。　LINCOLN。



Please　send　above；　by　order　of　the　President。

JOHN　HAY。









PROCLAMATION　RECOMMENDING　THANKSGIVING　FOR　VICTORIES；



APRIL　10；　1862。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation



It　has　pleased　Almighty　God　to　vouchsafe　signal　victories　to　the　land

and　naval　forces　engaged　in　suppressing；　an　internal　rebellion；　and

at　the　same　time　to　avert　from　our　country　the　dangers　of　foreign

intervention　and　invasion。



It　is　therefore　recommended　to　the　people　of　the　United　States　that

at　their　next　weekly　assemblages　in　their　accustomed　places　of　public

worship　which　shall　occur　after　notice　of　this　proclamation　shall

have　been　received；　they　especially　acknowledge　and　render　thanks　to

our　Heavenly　Father　for　these　inestimable　blessings；　that　they　then

and　there　implore　spiritual　consolation　in　behalf　of　all　who　have

been　brought　into　affliction　by　the　casualties　and　calamities　of

sedition　and　civil　war；　and　that　they　reverently　invoke　the　divine

guidance　for　our　national　counsels；　to　the　end　that　they　may　speedily

result　in　the　restoration　of　peace；　harmony；　and　unity　throughout　our

borders　and　hasten　the　establishment　of　fraternal　relations　among　all

the　countries　of　the　earth。



In　witness　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand　and　caused　the　seal　of

the　United　States　to　be　affixed。



Done　at　the　city　of　Washington；　this　tenth　day　of　April；　A。D。　1862；

and　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…sixth。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。









ABOLISHING　SLAVERY　IN　WASHINGTON；　D。C。



MESSAGE　TO　CONGRESS。

April　16；　1862。



FELLOW…CITIZENS　OF　THE　SENATE　AND　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES：

The　act　entitled　〃An　act　for　the　relief　of　certain　persons　held　to

service　or　labor　in　the　District　of　Columbia〃　has　this　day　been

approved　and　signed。



I　have　never　doubted　the　constitutional　authority　of　Congress　to

abolish　slavery　in　this　District；　and　I　have　ever　desired　to　see　the

national　capital　freed　from　the　institution　in　some　satisfactory　way。

Hence　there　has　never　been　in　my　mind　any　question　on　the　subject

except　the　one　of　expediency；　arising　in　view　of　all　the

circumstances。　　If　there　be　matters　within　and　about　this　act　which

might　have　taken　a　course　or　shape　more　satisfactory　to　my　judgment；

I　do　not　attempt　to　specify　them。　　I　am　gratified　that　the　two

principles　of　compensation　and　colonization　are　both　recognized　and

practically　applied　in　the　act。



In　the　matter　of　compensation；　it　is　provided　that　claims　may　be

presented　within　ninety　days　from　the　passage　of　the　act；　〃but　not

thereafter〃；　and　there　is　no　saving　for　minors；　femmes　covert；　insane

or　absent　persons。　　I　presume　this　is　an　omission　by　mere　oversight；

and　I　recommend　that　it　be　supplied　by　an　amendatory　or　supplemental

act。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　April　21；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：