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officer　undertook　to　serve　the　writ　of　habeas　corpus；　General　Jackson

took　it　from　him；　and　sent　him　away　with　a　copy。　　Holding　the　judge

in　custody　a　few　days；　the　general　sent　him　beyond　the　limits　of　his

encampment；　and　set　him　at　liberty　with　an　order　to　remain　till　the

ratification　of　peace　should　be　regularly　announced；　or　until　the

British　should　have　left　the　southern　coast。　　A　day　or　two　more

elapsed；　the　ratification　of　the　treaty　of　peace　was　regularly

announced；　and　the　judge　and　others　were　fully　liberated。　　A　few　days

more；　and　the　judge　called　General　Jackson　into　court　and　fined　him

1000　for　having　arrested　him　and　the　others　named。　　　The　General

paid　the　fine；　and　then　the　matter　rested　for　nearly　thirty　years；

when　Congress　refunded　principal　and　interest。　　The　late　Senator

Douglas；　then　in　the　House　of　Representatives；　took　a　leading　part　in

the　debates；　in　which　the　constitutional　question　was　much　discussed。

I　am　not　prepared　to　say　whom　the　journals　would　show　to　have　voted

for　the　measure。



It　may　be　remarkedfirst；　that　we　had　the　same　Constitution　then　as

now；　secondly；　that　we　then　had　a　case　of　invasion；　and　now　we　have　a

case　of　rebellion；　and；　thirdly；　that　the　permanent　right　of　the

people　to　public　discussion；　the　liberty　of　speech　and　of　the　press；

the　trial　by　jury；　the　law　of　evidence；　and　the　habeas　corpus

suffered　no　detriment　whatever　by　that　conduct　of　General　Jackson；　or

its　subsequent　approval　by　the　American　Congress。



And　yet；　let　me　say　that；　in　my　own　discretion；　I　do　not　know　whether

I　would　have　ordered　the　arrest　of　Mr。　Vallandigham。　　While　I　cannot

shift　the　responsibility　from　myself；　I　hold　that；　as　a　general　rule；

the　commander　in　the　field　is　the　better　judge　of　the　necessity　in

any　particular　case。　　Of　course　I　must　practice　a　general　directory

and　revisory　power　in　the　matter。



One　of　the　resolutions　expresses　the　opinion　of　the　meeting　that

arbitrary　arrests　will　have　the　effect　to　divide　and　distract　those

who　should　be　united　in　suppressing　the　rebellion；　and　I　am

specifically　called　on　to　discharge　Mr。　Vallandigham。　　I　regard　this

as；　at　least；　a　fair　appeal　to　me　on　the　expediency　of　exercising　a

constitutional　power　which　I　think　exists。　　In　response　to　such

appeal　I　have　to　say；　it　gave　me　pain　when　I　learned　that　Mr。

Vallandigham　had　been　arrested　（that　is；　I　was　pained　that　there

should　have　seemed　to　be　a　necessity　for　arresting　him）；　and　that　it

will　afford　me　great　pleasure　to　discharge　him　so　soon　as　I　can　by

any　means　believe　the　public　safety　will　not　suffer　by　it。



I　further　say　that；　as　the　war　progresses；　it　appears　to　me；　opinion

and　action；　which　were　in　great　confusion　at　first；　take　shape　and

fall　into　more　regular　channels；　so　that　the　necessity　for　strong

dealing　with　them　gradually　decreases。　　I　have　every　reason　to　desire

that　it　should　cease　altogether；　and　far　from　the　least　is　my　regard

for　the　opinions　and　wishes　of　those　who；　like　the　meeting　at　Albany；

declare　their　purpose　to　sustain　the　government　in　every

constitutional　and　lawful　measure　to　suppress　the　rebellion。　　Still；

I　must　continue　to　do　so　much　as　may　seem　to　be　required　by　the

public　safety。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　THE　SECRETARY　OF　THE　TREASURY。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；

June　14；　1863。



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　THE　TREASURY。



SIR：Your　note　of　this　morning　is　received。　　You　will　co…operate　by

the　revenue　cutters　under　your　direction　with　the　navy　in　arresting

rebel　depredations　on　American　commerce　and　transportation　and　in

capturing　rebels　engaged　therein。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　TYLER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　14；　1863。



GENERAL　TYLER；　Martinsburg：

Is　Milroy　invested　so　that　he　cannot　fall　back　to　Harper's　Ferry？



A。　LINCOLN。









RESPONSE　TO　A　〃BESIEGED〃　GENERAL



TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　TYLER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　14；　1863。



GENERAL　TYLER；　Martinsburg：



If　you　are　besieged；　how　do　you　despatch　me？　　Why　did　you　not　leave

before　being　besieged？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　KELLEY。



WASHINGTON；　June　14；　1863。　　　1。27　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　KELLEY；　Harper's　Ferry：



Are　the　forces　at　Winchester　and　Martinsburg　making　any　effort　to　get

to　you？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　14；　1863。3。50　P。M。；



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



So　far　as　we　can　make　out　here；　the　enemy　have　Muroy　surrounded　at

Winchester；　and　Tyler　at　Martinsburg。　　If　they　could　hold　out　a　few

days；　could　you　help　them？　　If　the　head　of　Lee's　army　is　at

Martinsburg　and　the　tail　of　it　on　the　plank…road　between

Fredericksburg　and　Chancellorsville；　the　animal　must　be　very　slim

somewhere；　could　you　not　break　him？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　R。　C。　SCHENCK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　14；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK：



Get　General　Milroy　from　Winchester　to　Harper's　Ferry；　if　possible。

He　will　be　〃gobbled　up〃　if　he　remains；　if　he　is　not　already　past

salvation。



A。　LINCOLN；

President；　United　States。









NEEDS　NEW　TIRES　ON　HIS　CARRIAGE



TELEGRAM　TO　MRS。　LINCOLN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　15；　1863。



MRS。　LINCOLN；　Philadelphia；　Pa。：



Tolerably　well。　　Have　not　rode　out　much　yet；　but　have　at　last　got　new

tires　on　the　carriage　wheels　and　perhaps　shall　ride　out　soon。



A。　LINCOLN。









CALL　FOR　100；000　MILITIA　TO　SERVE　FOR　SIX　MONTHS；

JUNE　15；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation



Whereas　the　armed　insurrectionary　combinations　now　existing　in

several　of　the　States　are　threatening　to　make　inroads　into　the　States

of　Maryland；　West　Virginia；　Pennsylvania；　and　Ohio；　requiring

immediately　an　additional　military　force　for　the　service　of　the

United　States：



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

and　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army　and　Navy　thereof　and　of　the

militia　of　the　several　States　when　called　into　actual　service；　do

hereby　call　into　the　service　of　the　United　States　100；000　militia

from　the　States　following；　namely：



》From　the　State　of　Maryland；　10；000；　from　the　State　of　Pennsylvania；

50；000；　from　the　State　of　Ohio；　30；000；　from　the　State　of　West

Virginia；　10；000to　be　mustered　into　the　service　of　the　United

States　forthwith　and　to　serve　for　a　period　of　six　months　from　the

date　of　such　muster　into　said　service；　unless　sooner　discharged；　to

be　mustered　in　as　infantry；　artillery；　and　cavalry；　in　proportions

which　will　be　made　known　through　the　War　Department；　which　Department

will　also　designate　the　several　places　of　rendezvous。　　These　militia

to　be　organized　according　to　the　rules　and　regulations　of　the

volunteer　service　and　such　orders　as　may　hereafter　be　issued。　　The

States　aforesaid　will　be　respectively　credited　under　the　enrollment

act　for　the　militia　services　entered　under　this　proclamation。　In

testimony　whereof　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　P。　KAPP　AND　OTHERS。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；

June　10；　1863



FREDERICK　KAPP　AND　OTHERS；　New　York：



The　Governor　of　New　York　promises　to　send　us　troops；　and　if　he　wishes

the　assistance　of　General　Fremont　and　General　Sigel；　one　or　both；　he

can　have　it。　　If　he　does　not　wish　them　it　would　but　breed　confusion

for　us　to　set　them　to　work　independently　of　him。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　MEAGHER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　16；　1863。



GENERAL　T。　FRANCIS　MEAGHER；　New　York：



Your　despatch　received。　　Shall　be　very　glad　for　you　to　raise　3000

Irish　troops　if　done　by　the　consent　of　and　in　concert　with　Governor

Seymour。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　MRS。　LINCOLN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　16；　1863。



MRS。　LINCOLN；　Philadelphia：



It　is　a　matter　of