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present　position；　and　be　so　appointed。　　If　you　approve；　so　indorse

and　let　him　carry　the　letter　to　Kelly



Yours　truly；

A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　MAJOR　VAN　VLIET。

＇Cipher。＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　23；　1863。



MAJOR　VAN　VLIET；　New　York：



Have　you　any　idea　what　the　news　is　in　the　despatch　of　General　Banks

to　General　Halleck？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　COUCH。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　24；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　COUCH；　Harrisburg；　Pa。：



Have　you　any　reports　of　the　enemy　moving　into　Pennsylvania？　　And　if

any；　what？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　DIX。



WASHINGTON；　June　24；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　Dix；　Yorktown；　Va。：



We　have　a　despatch　from　General　Grant　of　the　19th。　　Don't　think　Kirby

Smith　took　Milliken's　Bend　since；　allowing　time　to　get　the　news　to

Joe　Johnston　and　from　him　to　Richmond。　　But　it　is　not　absolutely

impossible。　　Also　have　news　from　Banks　to　the　16th；　I　think。　　He　had

not　run　away　then；　nor　thought　of　it。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　PECK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　25；　1863。



GENERAL　PECK；　Suffolk；　Va。：



Colonel　Derrom；　of　the　Twenty…fifth　New　Jersey　Volunteers；　now

mustered　out；　says　there　is　a　man　in　your　hands　under　conviction　for

desertion；　who　formerly　belonged　to　the　above　named　regiment；　and

whose　name　is　TempletonIsaac　F。　Templeton；　I　believe。　　The　Colonel

and　others　appeal　to　me　for　him。　　Please　telegraph　to　me　what　is　the

condition　of　the　case；　and　if　he　has　not　been　executed　send　me　the

record　of　the　trial　and　conviction。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　SLOCUM。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　25；1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SLOCUM；　Leesburg；　Va。：



Was　William　Gruvier；　Company　A；　Forty…sixth；　Pennsylvania；　one　of　the

men　executed　as　a　deserter　last　Friday？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　27；　1863。　　8A。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



It　did　not　come　from　the　newspapers；　nor　did　I　believe　it；　but　I

wished　to　be　entirely　sure　it　was　a　falsehood。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BURNSIDE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　June　28；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE；　Cincinnati；　O。：



There　is　nothing　going　on　in　Kentucky　on　the　subject　of　which　you

telegraph；　except　an　enrolment。　　Before　anything　is　done　beyond　this；

I　will　take　care　to　understand　the　case　better　than　I　now　do。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　BOYLE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　June　28；　1863。



GOVERNOR　J。　T。　BOYLE；　Cincinnati；　O。：



There　is　nothing　going　on　in　Kentucky　on　the　subject　of　which　you

telegraph；　except　an　enrolment。　　Before　anything　is　done　beyond　this；

I　will　take　care　to　understand　the　case　better　than　I　now　do。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　SCHENCK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；

June　28；　1863。



MAJOR　GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



Every　place　in　the　Naval　school　subject　to　my　appointment　is　full；

and　I　have　one　unredeemed　promise　of　more　than　half　a　year's

standing。



A。　LINCOLN。









FURTHER　DEMOCRATIC　PARTY　CRITICISM



TO　M。　BIRCHARD　AND　OTHERS。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；

June　29；1863。



MESSRS。　M。　BIRCHARD；　DAVID　A。　HOUK；　et　al：



GENTLEMEN：The　resolutions　of　the　Ohio　Democratic　State　convention；

which　you　present　me；　together　with　your　introductory　and　closing

remarks；　being　in　position　and　argument　mainly　the　same　as　the

resolutions　of　the　Democratic　meeting　at　Albany；　New　York；　I　refer

you　to　my　response　to　the　latter　as　meeting　most　of　the　points　in　the

former。



This　response　you　evidently　used　in　preparing　your　remarks；　and　I

desire　no　more　than　that　it　be　used　with　accuracy。　　In　a　single

reading　of　your　remarks；　I　only　discovered　one　inaccuracy　in　matter；

which　I　suppose　you　took　from　that　paper。　　It　is　where　you　say：　〃The

undersigned　are　unable　to　agree　with　you　in　the　opinion　you　have

expressed　that　the　Constitution　is　different　in　time　of　insurrection

or　invasion　from　what　it　is　in　time　of　peace　and　public　security。〃



A　recurrence　to　the　paper　will　show　you　that　I　have　not　expressed　the

opinion　you　suppose。　　I　expressed　the　opinion　that　the　Constitution

is　different　in　its　application　in　cases　of　rebellion　or　invasion；

involving　the　public　safety；　from　what　it　is　in　times　of　profound

peace　and　public　security；　and　this　opinion　I　adhere　to；　simply

because；　by　the　Constitution　itself；　things　may　be　done　in　the　one

case　which　may　not　be　done　in　the　other。



I　dislike　to　waste　a　word　on　a　merely　personal　point；　but　I　must

respectfully　assure　you　that　you　will　find　yourselves　at　fault　should

you　ever　seek　for　evidence　to　prove　your　assumption　that　I　〃opposed

in　discussions　before　the　people　the　policy　of　the　Mexican　war。〃





You　say：　〃Expunge　from　the　Constitution　this　limitation　upon　the

power　of　Congress　to　suspend　the　writ　of　habeas　corpus；　and　yet　the

other　guarantees　of　personal　liberty　would　remain　unchanged。〃

Doubtless；　if　this　clause　of　the　Constitution；　improperly　called；　as

I　think；　a　limitation　upon　the　power　of　Congress；　were　expunged；　the

other　guarantees　would　remain　the　same；　but　the　question　is　not　how

those　guarantees　would　stand　with　that　clause　out　of　the

Constitution；　but　how　they　stand　with　that　clause　remaining　in　it；　in

case　of　rebellion　or　invasion　involving　the　public　safety。　　If　the

liberty　could　be　indulged　of　expunging　that　clause；　letter　and

spirit；　I　really　think　the　constitutional　argument　would　be　with　you。



My　general　view　on　this　question　was　stated　in　the　Albany　response；

and　hence　I　do　not　state　it　now。　　I　only　add　that；　as　seems　to　me；

the　benefit　of　the　writ　of　habeas　corpus　is　the　great　means　through

which　the　guarantees　of　personal　liberty　are　conserved　and　made

available　in　the　last　resort；　and　corroborative　of　this　view　is　the

fact　that　Mr。　Vallandigham；　in　the　very　case　in　question；　under　the

advice　of　able　lawyers；　saw　not　where　else　to　go　but　to　the　habeas

corpus。　　But　by　the　Constitution　the　benefit　of　the　writ　of　habeas

corpus　itself　may　be　suspended　when；　in　case　of　rebellion　or

invasion；　the　public　safety　may　require　it。



You　ask；　in　substance；　whether　I　really　claim　that　I　may　override　all

the　guaranteed　rights　of　individuals；　on　the　plea　of　conserving　the

public　safety　when　I　may　choose　to　say　the　public　safety　requires　it。

This　question；　divested　of　the　phraseology　calculated　to　represent　me

as　struggling　for　an　arbitrary　personal　prerogative；　is　either　simply

a　question　who　shall　decide；　or　an　affirmation　that　nobody　shall

decide；　what　the　public　safety　does　require　in　cases　of　rebellion　or

invasion。



The　Constitution　contemplates　the　question　as　likely　to　occur　for

decision；　but　it　does　not　expressly　declare　who　is　to　decide　it。　　By

necessary　implication；　when　rebellion　or　invasion　comes；　the　decision

is　to　be　made　from　time　to　time；　and　I　think　the　man　whom；　for　the

time；　the　people　have；　under　the　Constitution；　made　the

commander…in…chief　of　their　army　and　navy；　is　the　man　who　holds　the

power　and　bears　the　responsibility　of　making　it。　　If　he　uses　the

power　justly；　the　same　people　will　probably　justify　him；　if　he　abuses

it；　he　is　in　their　hands　to　be　dealt　with　by　all　the　modes　they　have

reserved　to　themselves　in　the　Constitution。



The　earnestness　with　which　you　insist　that　persons　can　only；　in　times

of　rebellion；　be　lawfully　dealt　with　in　accordance　with　the　rules　for

criminal　trials　and　punishments　in　times　of　peace；　induces　me　to　add

a　word　to　what　I　said　on　that　point　in　the　Albany　response。



You　claim　that　men　may；　if　they　choose；　embarrass　those　whose　duty　it

is　to　combat　a　giant　rebellion；　and　then　be　dealt　with　in　turn　only

as　if　there　were　no　rebellion。　　　The　Cons