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



MRS。　LINCOLN；　Philadelphia：



It　is　a　matter　of　choice　with　yourself　whether　you　come　home。　　There

is　no　reason　why　you　should　not；　that　did　not　exist　when　you　went

away。　　As　bearing　on　the　question　of　your　coming　home；　I　do　not　think

the　raid　into　Pennsylvania　amounts　to　anything　at　all。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　COLONEL　BLISS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　June　16；　1863。



COL。　WILLIAM　S。　BLISS；　New　York　Hotel：



Your　despatch　asking　whether　I　will　accept　〃the　Loyal　Brigade　of　the

North〃　is　received。　　I　never　heard　of　that　brigade　by　name　and　do　not

know　where　it　is；　yet；　presuming　it　is　in　New　York；　I　say　I　will

gladly　accept　it；　if　tendered　by　and　with　the　consent　and　approbation

of　the　Governor　of　that　State。　　Otherwise　not。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　June　16；　1863。10　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



To　remove　all　misunderstanding；　I　now　place　you　in　the　strict

military　relation　to　General　Halleck　of　a　commander　of　one　of　the

armies　to　the　general…in…chief　of　all　the　armies。　　I　have　not

intended　differently；　but　as　it　seems　to　be　differently　understood　I

shall　direct　him　to　give　you　orders　and　you　to　obey　them。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT　WASHINGTON　　D。　C。；　June　17；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



Mr。　Eckert；　superintendent　in　the　telegraph　office；　assures　me　that

he　has　sent　and　will　send　you　everything　that　comes　to　the　office。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　JOSHUA　TEVIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　June　17；　1863。



JOSHUA　TEVIS；　Esq。；　U。　S。　Attorney；　Frankfort；　Ky。：



A　Mr。　Burkner　is　here　shoving　a　record　and　asking　to　be　discharged

from　a　suit　in　San　Francisco；　as　bail　for　one　Thompson。　　Unless　the

record　shown　me　is　defectively　made　out　I　think　it　can　be

successfully　defended　against。　　Please　examine　the　case　carefully

and；　if　you　shall　be　of　opinion　it　cannot　be　sustained；　dismiss　it

and　relieve　me　from　all　trouble　about　it。　Please　answer。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　TOD。

＇Cipher。＇

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



June　18；　1863。



GOVERNOR　D。　TOD；　Columbus；　O。：



Yours　received。　I　deeply　regret　that　you　were　not　renominated；　not

that　I　have　aught　against　Mr。　Brough。　　On　the　contrary；　like

yourself；　I　say　hurrah　for　him。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　DINGMAN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　18；　1863。



GENERAL　A。　DINGMAN；　Belleville；　C。　W。：



Thanks　for　your　offer　of　the　Fifteenth　Battalion。　　I　do　not　think

Washington　is　in　danger。



A。　LINCOLN









TO　B。　B。　MALHIOT　AND　OTHERS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

June　19；　1863。



MESSRS。　B。　B。　MALHIOT；　BRADISH　JOHNSON；　AND　THOMAS　COTTMAN。



GENTLEMEN：Your　letter；　which　follows；　has　been　received　and

Considered。



〃The　undersigned；　a　committee　appointed　by　the　planters　of　the　State

of　Louisiana；　respectfully　represent　that　they　have　been　delegated　to

seek　of　the　General　Government　a　full　recognition　of　all　the　rights

of　the　State　as　they　existed　previous　to　the　passage　of　an　act　of

secession；　upon　the　principle　of　the　existence　of　the　State

constitution　unimpaired；　and　no　legal　act　having　transpired　that

could　in　any　way　deprive　them　of　the　advantages　conferred　by　that

constitution。　　　Under　this　constitution　the　State　wishes　to　return　to

its　full　allegiance；　in　the　enjoyment　of　all　rights　and　privileges

exercised　by　the　other　States　under　the　Federal　Constitution。　　With

the　view　of　accomplishing　the　desired　object；　we　further　request　that

your　Excellency　will；　as　commander…in…chief　of　the　army　of　the　United

States；　direct　the　Military　Governor　of　Louisiana　to　order　an

election；　in　conformity　with　the　constitution　and　laws　of　the　State；

on　the　first　Monday　of　November　next；　for　all　State　and　Federal

officers。

〃With　high　consideration　and　resect；　we　have　the　honor　to　subscribe

ourselves；

〃Your　obedient　servants；

E。　E。　MALHIOT。

BRADISH　JOHNSON。

THOMAS　COTTMAN。〃



Since　receiving　the　letter；　reliable　information　has　reached　me　that

a　respectable　portion　of　the　Louisiana　people　desire　to　amend　their

State　constitution；　and　contemplate　holding　a　State　convention　for

that　object。　　This　fact　alone；　as　it　seems　to　me；　is　a　sufficient

reason　why　the　General　Government　should　not　give　the　committal　you

seek　to　the　existing　State　constitution。　　I　may　add　that；　while　I　do

not　perceive　how　such　committal　could　facilitate　our　military

operations　in　Louisiana；　I　really　apprehend　it　might　be　so　used　as　to

embarrass　them。



As　to　an　election　to　be　held　next　November；　there　is　abundant　time

without　any　order　or　proclamation　from　me　just　now。　　The　people　of

Louisiana　shall　not　lack　an　opportunity　for　a　fair　election　for　both

Federal　and　State　officers　by　want　of　anything　within　my　power　to

give　them。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　J。　M。　SCHOFIELD。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON

　June　22；　1863。



GENERAL　JOHN　M。　SCHOFIELD。

MY　DEAR　SIR：Your　despatch；　asking　in　substance　whether；　in　case

Missouri　shall　adopt　gradual　emancipation；　the　General　Government

will　protect　slave　owners　in　that　species　of　property　during　the

short　time　it　shall　be　permitted　by　the　State　to　exist　within　it；　has

been　received。　　Desirous　as　I　am　that　emancipation　shall　be　adopted

by　Missouri；　and　believing　as　I　do　that　gradual　can　be　made　better

than　immediate　for　both　black　and　white；　except　when　military

necessity　changes　the　case；　my　impulse　is　to　say　that　such　protection

would　be　given。　　　I　cannot　know　exactly　what　shape　an　act　of

emancipation　may　take。　　　If　the　period　from　the　initiation　to　the

final　end　should　be　comparatively　short；　and　the　act　should　prevent

persons　being　sold　during　that　period　into　more　lasting　slavery；　the

whole　would　be　easier。　　　I　do　not　wish　to　pledge　the　General

Government　to　the　affirmative　support　of　even　temporary　slavery

beyond　what　can　be　fairly　claimed　under　the　Constitution。　　I　suppose；

however；　this　is　not　desired；　but　that　it　is　desired　for　the　military

force　of　the　United　States；　while　in　Missouri；　to　not　be　used　in

subverting　the　temporarily　reserved　legal　rights　in　slaves　during　the

progress　of　emancipation。　　This　I　would　desire　also。　　I　have　very

earnestly　urged　the　slave　States　to　adopt　emancipation；　and　it　ought

to　be；　and　is；　an　object　with　me　not　to　overthrow　or　thwart　what　any

of　them　may　in　good　faith　do　to　that　end。　　You　are　therefore

authorized　to　act　in　the　spirit　of　this　letter　in　conjunction　with

what　may　appear　to　be　the　military　necessities　of　your　department。

Although　this　letter　will　become　public　at　some　time；　it　is　not

intended　to　be　made　so　now。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　June　22；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



Operator　at　Leesburg　just　now　says：　　〃I　heard　very　little　firing　this

A。M。　about　daylight；　but　it　seems　to　have　stopped　now。　　It　was　in

about　the　same　direction　as　yesterday；　but　farther　off。〃



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

June　23；　1863。



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR：



You　remember　that　Hon。　W。　D。　Kelly　and　others　are　engaged　in　raising

or　trying　to　raise　some　colored　regiments　in　Philadelphia。　　The

bearer　of　this；　Wilton　M。　Huput；　is　a　friend　of　Judge　Kelly；　as

appears　by　the　letter　of　the　latter。　　He　is　a　private　in　the　112th

Penn。　　and　has　been　disappointed　in　a　reasonable　expectation　of　one

of　the　smaller　offices。　　He　now　wants　to　be　a　lieutenant　in　one　of

the　colored　regiments。　　If　Judge　Kelly　will　say　in　writing　he　wishes

to　so　have　him；　I　am　willing　for　him　to　be　discharged　from　his

present　position；　and　be　so　appointed。　　If　you　ap