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A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　SCHENCK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。　C。；

January　31；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



I　do　not　take　jurisdiction　of　the　pass　question。　Exercise　your　own

discretion　as　to　whether　Judge　Pettis　shall　have　a　pass。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　THE　WORKING…MEN　OF　LONDON；　ENGLAND。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　February　z；　i8G3。



TO　THE　WORKING…MEN　OF　LONDON：



I　have　received　the　New　Year's　address　which　you　have　sent　me；　with　a

sincere　appreciation　of　the　exalted　and　humane　sentiments　by　which　it

was　inspired。



As　these　sentiments　are　manifestly　the　enduring　support　of　the　free

institutions　of　England；　so　I　am　sure　also　that　they　constitute　the

only　reliable　basis　for　free　institutions　throughout　the　world。



The　resources；　advantages；　and　powers　of　the　American　people　are　very

great；　and　they　have　consequently　succeeded　to　equally　great

responsibilities。　　It　seems　to　have　devolved　upon　them　to　test

whether　a　government　established　on　the　principles　of　human　freedom

can　be　maintained　against　an　effort　to　build　one　upon　the　exclusive

foundation　of　human　bondage。　　They　will　rejoice　with　me　in　the　new

evidences　which　your　proceedings　furnish　that　the　magnanimity　they

are　exhibiting　is　justly　estimated　by　the　true　friends　of　freedom　and

humanity　in　foreign　countries。



Accept　my　best　wishes　for　your　individual　welfare；　and　for　the

welfare　and　happiness　of　the　whole　British　people。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　SCHENCK。

＇Cipher。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；



February　4；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



I　hear　of　some　difficulty　in　the　streets　of　Baltimore　yesterday。　What

is　the　amount　of　it？



A。　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；

February　12；　1863。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



On　the　4th　of　September；　1862；　Commander　George　Henry　Preble；　United

States　Navy；　then　senior　officer　in　command　of　the　naval　force　off

the　harbor　of　Mobile；　was　guilty　of　inexcusable　neglect　in　permitting

the　armed　steamer　Oreto　in　open　daylight　to　run　the　blockade。　　For

his　omission　to　perform　his　whole　duty　on　that　occasion；　and　the

injury　thereby　inflicted　on　the　service　and　the　country；　his　name　was

stricken　from　the　list　of　naval　officers　and　he　was　dismissed　＇from＇

the　service。



Since　his　dismissal　earnest　application　has　been　made　for　his

restoration　to　his　former　position　by　senators　and　naval　officers；　on

the　ground　that　his　fault　was　an　error　of　judgment；　and　that　the

example　in　his　case　has　already　had　its　effect　in　preventing　a

repetition　of　similar　neglect。



I　therefore　on　this　application　and　representation；　and　in

consideration　of　his　previous　fair　record；　do　hereby　nominate　George

Henry　Preble　to　be　a　commander　in　the　navy　from　the　16th　July；　1862；

to　take　rank　on　the　active　list　next　after　Commander　Edward

Donaldson；　and　to　fill　a　vacancy　occasioned　by　the　death　of　Commander

J。　M。　Wainwright。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　February　12；　1863。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



On　the　24th　August；　1861；　Commander　Roger　Perry；　United。　States　Navy；

was　dismissed　from　the　service　under　a　misapprehension　in　regard　to

his　loyalty　to　the　Government；　from　the　circumstance　that　several

oaths　were　transmitted　to　him　and　the　Navy　Department　failed　to

receive　any　recognition　of　them。　　After　his　dismissal；　and　upon　his

assurance　that　the　oath　failed　to　reach　him　and　his　readiness　to

execute　it；　he　was　recommissioned　to　his　original　position　on　the　4th

September　following。　　On　the　same　day；　4th　September；　he　was　ordered

to　command　the　sloop　of　war　Vandalia；　on　the　22d　this　order　was

revoked　and　he　was　ordered　to　duty　in　the　Mississippi　Squadron；　and

on　the　23d　January；　1862；　was　detached　sick；　and　has　since　remained

unemployed。　The　advisory　board　under　the　act　of　16th　July；　1862；　did

not　recommend　him　for　further　promotion。



This　last　commission；　having　been　issued　during　the　recess　of　the

Senate；　expired　at　the　end　of　the　succeeding　session；　17th　July；

1862；　from　which　date；　not　having　been　nominated　to　the　Senate；　he

ceased　to　be　a　commander　in　the　navy。



To　correct　the　omission　to　nominate　this　officer　to　the　Senate　at　its

last　session；　I　now　nominate　Commander　Roger　Perry　to　be　a　commander

in　the　navy　from　the　14th　September；　1855；　to　take　his　relative

position　on　the　list　of　commanders　not　recommended　for　further

promotion。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　W。　S。　ROSECRANS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

February　12；1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　ROSECRANS；

Murfreesborough；　Tenn。：



Your　despatch　about　〃river　patrolling〃　received。　　I　have　called　the

Secretary　of　the　Navy；　Secretary　of　War；　and　General…in…Chief

together；　and　submitted　it　to　them；　who　promise　to　do　their　very　best

in　the　case。　　I　cannot　take　it　into　my　own　hands　without　producing

inextricable　confusion。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　SIMON　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

February　13；　1863。



HON。　SIMON　CAMERON；　Harrisburg；　Pa。：

General　Clay　is　here　and　I　suppose　the　matter　we　spoke　of　will　have

to　be　definitely　settled　now。　　Please　answer。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　ALEXANDER　REED。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

February　22；　1863。



REV。　ALEXANDER　REED。

MY　DEAR　SIR：Your　note；　by　which　you；　as　General　Superintendent　of

the　United　States　Christian　Commission；　invite　me　to　preside　at　a

meeting　to　be　held　this　day　at　the　hall　of　the　House　of

Representatives　in　this　city；　is　received。



While；　for　reasons　which　I　deem　sufficient；　I　must　decline　to

preside；　I　cannot　withhold　my　approval　of　the　meeting　and　its　worthy

objects。



Whatever　shall　be；　sincerely　and　in　God's　name；　devised　for　the　good

of　the　soldiers　and　seamen　in　their　hard　spheres　of　duty；　can

scarcely　fail　to　be　blessed；　and　whatever　shall　tend　to　turn　our

thoughts　from　the　unreasoning　and　uncharitable　passions；　prejudices；

and　jealousies　incident　to　a　great　national　trouble　such　as　ours；　and

to　fix　them　on　the　vast　and　long　enduring　consequences；　for　weal　or

for　woe；　which　are　to　result　from　the　struggle；　and　especially　to

strengthen　our　reliance　on　the　Supreme　Being　for　the　final　triumph　of

the　right；　cannot　but　be　well　for　us　all。



The　birthday　of　Washington　and　the　Christian　Sabbath　coinciding　this

year；　and　suggesting　together　the　highest　interests　of　this　life　and

of　that　to　come；　is　most　propitious　for　the　meeting　proposed。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　J。　K。　DUBOIS。

＇Cipher＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。

February　26；1863。



HON。　J。　K。　DuBois；　Springfield；　Ill。：

General　Rosecrans　respectfully　urges　the　appointment　of　William　P。

Caslin　as　a　brigadier…general；　What　say　you？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

February　27；1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



If　it　will　be　no　detriment　to　the　service　I　will　be　obliged　for　Capt。

Henry　A。　Marchant；　of　Company　I；　Twenty…third　Pennsylvania

Volunteers；　to　come　here　and　remain　four　or　five　days。



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　CONVENING　THE　SENATE；



FEBRUARY　28；　1863



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　objects　of　interest　to　the　United　States　require　that　the

Senate　should　be　convened　at　12　o'clock　on　the　4th　of　March　next　to

receive　and　act　upon　such　communications　as　may　be　made　to　it　on　the

part　of　the　Executive：



Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；

have　considered　it　to　be　my　duty　to　issue　this　my　proclamation；

declaring　that　an　extraordinary　occasion　requires　the　Senate　of　the

United　Sta