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act。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　April　21；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Your　despatch　of　the　19th　was　received　that　day。　　Fredericksburg　is

evacuated　and　the　bridges　destroyed　by　the　enemy；　and　a　small　part　of

McDowell's　command　occupies　this　side　of　the　Rappahannock；　opposite

the　town。　　He　purposes　moving　his　whole　force　to　that　point。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　POSTMASTER…GENERAL



A。　LINCOLN。　EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

April　24；　1862。



Hon。　POSTMASTER…GENERAL。



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　member　of　Congress　from　the　district　including

Tiffin；　O。；　calls　on　me　about　the　postmaster　at　that　place。

I　believe　I　turned　over　a　despatch　to　you　from　some　persons　there；

asking　a　suspension；　so　as　for　them　to　be　heard；　or　something　of　the

sort。　　If　nothing；　or　nothing　amounting　to　anything；　has　been　done；　I

think　the　suspension　might　now　be　suspended；　and　the　commission　go

forward。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　April　29；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Would　it　derange　or　embarrass　your　operations　if　I　were　to　appoint

Captain　Charles　Griffin　a　brigadier…general　of　volunteers？　　Please

answer。



A。　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE；　MAY　1；　1862。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　the　Senate　＇of　April　22＇　in　relation

to　Brigadier…General　Stone；　I　have　the　honor　to　state　that　he　was

arrested　and　imprisoned　under　my　general　authority；　and　upon　evidence

which　whether　he　be　guilty　or　innocent；　required；　as　appears　to　me；

such　proceedings　to　be　had　against　him　for　the　public　safety。　　　I

deem　it　incompatible　with　the　public　interest；　as　also；　perhaps；

unjust　to　General　Stone；　to　make　a　more　particular　statement　of　the

evidence。



He　has　not　been　tried　because；　in　the　state　of　military　operations　at

the　time　of　his　arrest　and　since；　the　officers　to　constitute　a　court

martial　and　for　witnesses　could　not　be　withdrawn　from　duty　without

serious　injury　to　the　service。　　He　will　be　allowed　a　trial　without

any　unnecessary　delay；　the　charges　and　specifications　will　be

furnished　him　in　due　season；　and　every　facility　for　his　defense　will

be　afforded　him　by　the　War　Department。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN；

WASHINGTON；　MAY　1；　1862











TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　McCLELLAN



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　MAY　1；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Your　call　for　Parrott　guns　from　Washington　alarms　me；　chiefly　because

it　argues　indefinite　procrastination。　　Is　anything　to　be　done？



A　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　MAY　1；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　HALLECK；　Pittsburgh　Landing；　Tennessee：



I　am　pressed　by　the　Missouri　members　of　Congress　to　give　General

Schofield　independent　command　in　Missouri。　　They　insist　that　for　want

of　this　their　local　troubles　gradually　grow　worse。　　I　have　forborne；

so　far；　for　fear　of　interfering　with　and　embarrassing　your

operations。　　Please　answer　telling　me　whether　anything；　and　what；　I

can　do　for　them　without　injuriously　interfering　with　you。



A。　LINCOLN。









RESPONSE　TO　EVANGELICAL　LUTHERANS；　MAY　6；　1862



GENTLEMEN：I　welcome　here　the　representatives　of　the　Evangelical

Lutherans　of　the　United　States。　　I　accept　with　gratitude　their

assurances　of　the　sympathy　and　support　of　that　enlightened；

influential；　and　loyal　class　of　my　fellow　citizens　in　an　important

crisis　which　involves；　in　my　judgment；　not　only　the　civil　and

religious　liberties　of　our　own　dear　land；　but　in　a　large　degree　the

civil　and　religious　liberties　of　mankind　in　many　countries　and

through　many　ages。　　You　well　know；　gentlemen；　and　the　world　knows；

how　reluctantly　I　accepted　this　issue　of　battle　forced　upon　me　on　my

advent　to　this　place　by　the　internal　enemies　of　our　country。　　You　all

know；　the　world　knows；　the　forces　and　the　resources　the　public　agents

have　brought　into　employment　to　sustain　a　government　against　which

there　has　been　brought　not　one　complaint　of　real　injury　committed

against　society　at　home　or　abroad。　　You　all　may　recollect　that　in

taking　up　the　sword　thus　forced　into　our　hands　this　government

appealed　to　the　prayers　of　the　pious　and　the　good；　and　declared　that

it　placed　its　whole　dependence　on　the　favor　of　God。　　I　now　humbly　and

reverently；　in　your　presence；　reiterate　the　acknowledgment　of　that

dependence；　not　doubting　that；　if　it　shall　please　the　Divine　Being

who　determines　the　destinies　of　nations；　this　shall　remain　a　united

people；　and　that　they　will；　humbly　seeking　the　divine　guidance；　make

their　prolonged　national　existence　a　source　of　new　benefits　to

themselves　and　their　successors；　and　to　all　classes　and　conditions　of

mankind。









TELEGRAM　TO　FLAG…OFFICER　L。　M。　GOLDSBOROUGH。



FORT　MONROE；　VIRGINIA；　MAY　7；　1862



FLAG…OFFICER　GOLDSBOROUGH。



SIR：Major…General　McClellan　telegraphs　that　he　has　ascertained　by　a

reconnaissance　that　the　battery　at　Jamestown　has　been　abandoned；　and

he　again　requests　that　gunboats　may　be　sent　up　the　James　River。



If　you　have　tolerable　confidence　that　you　can　successfully　contend

with　the　Merrimac　without　the　help　of　the　Galena　and　two　accompanying

gunboats；　send　the　Galena　and　two　gunboats　up　the　James　River　at

once。　　Please　report　your　action　on　this　to　me　at　once。　　I　shall　be

found　either　at　General　Wool's　headquarters　or　on　board　the　Miami。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









FURTHER　REPRIMAND　OF　McCLELLAN



TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



FORT　MONROE；　VIRGINIA；　May　9；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



MY　DEAR　SIR：I　have　just　assisted　the　Secretary　of　War　in　framing

part　of　a　despatch　to　you　relating　to　army　corps；　which　despatch；　of

course；　will　have　reached　you　long　before　this　will。　　I　wish　to　say　a

few　words　to　you　privately　on　this　subject。　　I　ordered　the　army　corps

organization　not　only　on　the　unanimous　opinion　of　the　twelve　generals

whom　you　had　selected　and　assigned　as　generals　of　divisions；　but　also

on　the　unanimous　opinion　of　every　military　man　I　could　get　an　opinion

from；　and　every　modern　military　book；　yourself　only　excepted。　　Of

course；　I　did　not　on　my　own　judgment　pretend　to　understand　the

subject。　　I　now　think　it　indispensable　for　you　to　know　how　your

struggle　against　it　is　received　in　quarters　which　we　cannot　entirely

disregard。　　It　is　looked　upon　as　merely　an　effort　to　pamper　one　or

two　pets；　and　to　persecute　and　degrade　their　supposed　rivals。　　I　have

had　no　word　from　Sumner；　Heintzleman；　or　Keyes　the　commanders　of

these　corps　are；　of　course；　the　three　highest　officers　with　you；　but

I　am　constantly　told　that　you　have　no　consultation　or　communication

with　them；　that　you　consult　and　communicate　with　nobody　but　General

Fitz　John　Porter；　and　perhaps　General　Franklin。　　I　do　not　say　these

complaints　are　true　or　just；　but　at　all　events；　it　is　proper　you

should　know　of　their　existence。　　Do　the　commanders　of　corps　disobey

your　orders　in　anything？



When　you　relieved　General　Hamilton　of　his　command　the　other　day；　you

thereby　lost　the　confidence　of　at　least　one　of　your　best　friends　in

the　Senate。　　And　here　let　me　say；　not　as　applicable　to　you

personally；　that　Senators　and　Representatives　speak　of　me　in　their

places　without　question；　and　that　officers　of　the　army　must　cease

addressing　insulting　letters　to　them　for　taking　no　greater　liberty

with　them。



But　to　return。　　Are　you　strong　enoughare　you　strong　enough　even

with　my　helpto　set　your　foot　upon　the　necks　of　Sumner；　Heintzelman；

and　Keyes　all　at　once？　This　is　a　practical　and　very　serious　question

to　you？



The　success　of　your　army　and　the　cause　of　the　country　are　the　same；

and；　of　course；　I　only　desire　the　good　of　the　cause。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　FLAG…OFFICER　L。　M。　GOLDSBOROUGH；