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as　West　Virginia；　and　except　also　the　ports　of　New　Orleans；　Key　West；

Port　Royal；　and　Beaufort　in　North　Carolina）　are　in　a　state　of

insurrection　against　the　United　States；　and　that　all　commercial

intercourse　not　licensed　and　conducted　as　provided　in　said　act

between　the　said　States　and　the　inhabitants　thereof；　with　the

exceptions　aforesaid；　and　the　citizens　of　other　States　and　other

parts　of　the　United　States　is　unlawful　and　will　remain　unlawful　until

such　insurrection　shall　cease　or　has　been　suppressed　and　notice

thereof　has　been　duly　given　by　proclamation；　and　all　cotton；　tobacco；

and　other　products；　and　all　other　goods　and　chattels；　wares　and

merchandise；　coming　from　any　of　said　States；　with　the　exceptions

aforesaid；　into　other　parts　of　the　United　States；　or　proceeding　to

any　of　said　States；　with　the　exceptions　aforesaid；　without　the

license　and　permission　of　the　President；　through　the　Secretary　of　the

Treasury；　will　together　with　the　vessel　or　vehicle　conveying　the

same；　be　forfeited　to　the　United　States。



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　second　day　of　April；　A。D。　1863；

and　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　of　America　the

eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；

Secretary　of　State。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

April　3；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



Our　plan　is　to　pass　Saturday　night　on　the　boat；　go　over　from　Aquia

Creek　to　your　camp　Sunday　morning；　remain　with　you　till　Tuesday

morning；　and　then　return。　Our　party　will　probably　not　exceed　six

persons　of　all　sorts。



A。　LINCOLN。









OPINION　ON　HARBOR　DEFENSE。



April　4；　1863。



On　this　general　subject　I　respectfully　refer　Mr。________　to　the

Secretaries　of　War　and　Navy　for　conference　and　consultation。　　I　have

a　single　idea　of　my　own　about　harbor　defense。　　It　is　a　steam　ram；

built　so　as　to　sacrifice　nearly　all　capacity　for　carrying　to　those　of

speed　and　strength；　so　as　to　be　able　to　split　any　vessel　having

hollow　enough　in　her　to　carry　supplies　for　a　voyage　of　any　distance。

Such　ram；　of　course；　could　not　herself　carry　supplies　for　a　voyage　of

considerable　distance；　and　her　business　would　be　to　guard　a

particular　harbor　as　a　bulldog　guards　his　master's　door。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　THE　SECRETARY　OF　THE　NAVY。



HEADQUARTERS　ARMY　POTOMAC；

April　9；　1863。



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　THE　NAVY：



Richmond　Whig　of　the　8th　has　no　telegraphic　despatches　from

Charleston；　but　has　the　following　as　editorial：



〃All　thoughts　are　now　centred　upon　Charleston。　　Official　intelligence

was　made　public　early　yesterday　morning　that　the　enemy's　iron…clad

fleet　had　attempted　to　cross　the　bar　and　failed；　but　later　in　the　day

it　was　announced　that　the　gunboats　and　transports　had　succeeded　in

crossing　and　were　at　anchor。　　Our　iron…clads　lay　between　the　forts

quietly　awaiting　the　attack。　　Further　intelligence　is　looked　for　with

eager　anxiety。　　The　Yankees　have　made　no　secret　of　this　vast

preparation　for　an　attack　on　Charleston；　and　we　may　well　anticipate　a

desperate　conflict。　　At　last　the　hour　of　trial　has　come　for

Charleston；　the　hour　of　deliverance　or　destruction；　for　no　one

believes　the　other　alternative；　surrender；　possible。　　The　heart　of

the　whole　country　yearns　toward　the　beleaguered　city　with　intense

solicitude；　yet　with　hopes　amounting　to　confidence。　　Charleston　knows

what　is　expected　of　her；　and　which　is　due　to　her　fame；　and　to　the

relation　she　sustains　to　the　cause。　　The　devoted；　the　heroic；　the

great…hearted　Beauregard　is　there；　and　he；　too；　knows　what　is

expected　of　him　and　will　not　disappoint　that　expectation。　　We　predict

a　Saragossa　defense；　and　that　if　Charleston　is　taken　it　will　be　only

a　heap　of　ruins。〃



The　rebel　pickets　are　reported　as　calling　over　to　our　pickets　today

that　we　had　taken　some　rebel　fort。　　This　is　not　very　intelligible；

and　I　think　is　entirely　unreliable。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　OFFICER　IN　COMMAND　AT　NASHVILLE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　April　11；1863。



OFFICER　IN　COMMAND　at　Nashville；　Tenn：

Is　there　a　soldier　by　the　name　of　John　R。　Minnick　of　Wynkoop's

cavalry　under　sentence　of　death；　by　a　court…martial　or　military

commission；　in　Nashville？　　And　if　so　what　was　his　offense；　and　when

is　he　to　be　executed？



A。　LINCOLN。



If　necessary　let　the　execution　be　staid　till　I　can　be　heard　from

again。

A。　LINCOLN。



＇President　Lincoln　sent　many　telegrams　similar　in　form　to　this　one　in

order　to　avoid　tiresome　repetition　the　editor　has　omitted　all　those

without　especial　interest。　　　Hardly　a　day　went　by　that　there　were　not

people　in　the　White　House　begging　mercy　for　a　sentenced　soldier。　　　A

mother　one　day；　pleaded　with　Lincoln　to　remit　the　sentence　of

execution　on　her　son。　　〃I　don't　think　it　will　do　him　a　bit　of　good〃

said　Mr。　Lincoln〃Pardoned。〃　　D。W。＇









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON　D。C。；　April　12；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



Your　letter　by　the　hand　of　General　Butterfield　is　received；　and　will

be　conformed　to。　　The　thing　you　dispense　with　would　have　been　ready

by　mid…day　to…morrow。



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　ADMIRAL　S。　P。　DUPONT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　April　13；　1863



ADMIRAL　DUPONT：



Hold　your　position　inside　the　bar　near　Charleston；　or；　if　you　shall

have　left　it；　return　to　it；　and　hold　it　until　further　orders。　　Do　not

allow　the　enemy　to　erect　new　batteries　or　defenses　on　Morris　Island。

If　he　has　begun　it；　drive　him　out。　　I　do　not　herein　order　you　to

renew　the　general　attack。　　That　is　to　depend　on　your　own　discretion

or　a　further　order。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　D。　HUNTER　AND　ADMIRAL　S。　F。　DUPONT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

April　54；　1863。



GENERAL　HUNTER　AND　ADMIRAL　DUPONT：



This　is　intended　to　clear　up　an　apparent　inconsistency　between　the

recent　order　to　continue　operations　before　Charleston　and　the　former

one　to　remove　to　another　point　in　a　certain　contingency。　　No　censure

upon　you；　or　either　of　you；　is　intended。　　We　still　hope　that　by

cordial　and　judicious　co…operation　you　can　take　the　batteries　on

Morris　Island　and　Sullivan's　Island　and　Fort　Sumter。　　But　whether　you

can　or　not；　we　wish　the　demonstration　kept　up　for　a　time；　for　a

collateral　and　very　important　object。　　We　wish　the　attempt　to　be　a

real　one；　though　not　a　desperate　one；　if　it　affords　any　considerable

chance　of　success。　　But　if　prosecuted　as　a　demonstration　only；　this

must　not　become　public；　or　the　whole　effect　will　be　lost。　　Once　again

before　Charleston；　do　not　leave　until　further　orders　from　here。　　Of

course　this　is　not　intended　to　force　you　to　leave　unduly　exposed

Hilton　Head　or　other　near　points　in　your　charge。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。



P。　S。Whoever　receives　this　first；　please　send　a　copy　to　the　other

immediately。

A。L。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　S。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　April　15；　1863。　　10。15　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



It　is　now　10。15　P。M。　　An　hour　ago　I　received　your　letter　of　this

morning；　and　a　few　moments　later　your　despatch　of　this　evening。　　The

latter　gives　me　considerable　uneasiness。　　The　rain　and　mud　of　course

were　to　be　calculated　upon。　　General　S。　is　not　moving　rapidly　enough

to　make　the　expedition　come　to　anything。　　He　has　now　been　out　three

days；　two　of　which　were　unusually　fair　weather；　and　all　three　without

hindrance　from　the　enemy；　and　yet　he　is　not　twenty…five　miles　from

where　he　started。　　To　reach　his　point　he　still　has　sixty　to　go；

another　river　（the　Rapidan）　to　cross；　and　will　be　hindered　by　the

enemy。　　By　arithmetic；　how　many　days　will　it　take　him　to　do　it？　　I　do

not　know　that　any　better　can　be　done；　but　I　greatly　fear　it　is

another　failure　already