the writings-6-第60章

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Please　accept　my　sincere　thanks　for　what　you　have　done　and　are　doing

to　get　troops　forward。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　A。　K。　McCLURE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　June　30；　1863。



A。　K。　McCLURE；　Philadelphia：



Do　we　gain　anything　by　opening　one　leak　to　stop　another？　　　Do　we　gain

anything　by　quieting　one　merely　to　open　another；　and　probably　a

larger　one？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　COUCH。

＇Cipher＇

WASHINGTON　CITY；　June　30；　1863。　　3。23　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　COUCH；　Harrisburg；　Pa。：



I　judge　by　absence　of　news　that　the　enemy　is　not　crossing　or　pressing

up　to　the　Susquehanna。　　Please　tell　me　what　you　know　of　his

movements。



A。　LINCOLN









TO　GENERAL　D。　HUNTER。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

June　30；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HUNTER。



MY　DEAR　GENERAL：　…I　have　just　received　your　letter　of　the　25th　of

June。



I　assure　you；　and　you　may　feel　authorized　in　stating；　that　the　recent

change　of　commanders　in　the　Department　of　the　South　was　made　for　no

reasons　which　convey　any　imputation　upon　your　known　energy；

efficiency；　and　patriotism；　but　for　causes　which　seemed　sufficient；

while　they　were　in　no　degree　incompatible　with　the　respect　and　esteem

in　which　I　have　always　held　you　as　a　man　and　an　officer。



I　cannot；　by　giving　my　consent　to　a　publication　of　whose　details　I

know　nothing；　assume　the　responsibility　of　whatever　you　may　write。

In　this　matter　your　own　sense　of　military　propriety　must　be　your

guide；　and　the　regulations　of　the　service　your　rule　of　conduct。



I　am　very　truly　your　friend；

A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BURNSIDE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　July　3；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE；　Cincinnati；　Ohio：



Private　Downey；　of　the　Twentieth　or　Twenty…sixth　Kentucky　Infantry；

is　said　to　have　been　sentenced　to　be　shot　for　desertion　to…day。　　If

so；　respite　the　execution　until　I　can　see　the　record。



A。　LINCOLN。









REASSURING　SON　IN　COLLEGE



TELEGRAM　TO　ROBERT　T；　LINCOLN。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　July　3；1863。



ROBERT　T。　LINCOLN；　Esq。；　Cambridge；　Mass。：

Don't　he　uneasy。　　Your　mother　very　slightly　hurt　by　her　fall。



A。L。

Please　send　at　once。







ANNOUNCEMENT　OF　NEWS　FROM　GETTYSBURG。



WASHINGTON；



July　4；　10。30　A。M。



The　President　announces　to　the　country　that　news　from　the　Army　of　the

Potomac；　up　to　10　P。M。　of　the　3d；　is　such　as　to　cover　that　army　with

the　highest　honor；　to　promise　a　great　success　to　the　cause　of　the

Union；　and　to　claim　the　condolence　of　all　for　the　many　gallant

fallen；　and　that　for　this　he　especially　desires　that　on　this　day　He

whose　will；　not　ours；　should　ever　be　done　be　everywhere　remembered

and　reverenced　with　profoundest　gratitude。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　FRENCH。

＇Cipher＇

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　July　5；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　FRENCH；　Fredericktown；　Md。：



I　see　your　despatch　about　destruction　of　pontoons。　　Cannot　the　enemy

ford　the　river？



A。　LINCOLN。









CONTINUED　FAILURE　TO　PURSUE　ENEMY



TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



SOLDIERS'　HOME；　WASHINGTON；　JULY　6　1863。7　P。M。；



MAJOR…GENERAL　HALLECK：



I　left　the　telegraph　office　a　good　deal　dissatisfied。　　You　know　I　did

not　like　the　phrasein　Orders；　No。　　68；　I　believe〃Drive　the

invaders　from　our　soil。〃　Since　that；　I　see　a　despatch　from　General

French；　saying　the　enemy　is　crossing　his　wounded　over　the　river　in

flats；　without　saying　why　he　does　not　stop　it；　or　even　intimating　a

thought　that　it　ought　to　be　stopped。　　Still　later；　another　despatch

from　General　Pleasonton；　by　direction　of　General　Meade；　to　General

French；　stating　that　the　main　army　is　halted　because　it　is　believed

the　rebels　are　concentrating　〃on　the　road　towards　Hagerstown；　beyond

Fairfield；〃　and　is　not　to　move　until　it　is　ascertained　that　the

rebels　intend　to　evacuate　Cumberland　Valley。



These　things　appear　to　me　to　be　connected　with　a　purpose　to　cover

Baltimore　and　Washington　and　to　get　the　enemy　across　the　river　again

without　a　further　collision；　and　they　do　not　appear　connected　with　a

purpose　to　prevent　his　crossing　and　to　destroy　him。　　I　do　fear　the

former　purpose　is　acted　upon　and　the　latter　rejected。



If　you　are　satisfied　the　latter　purpose　is　entertained；　and　is

judiciously　pursued；　I　am　content。　　If　you　are　not　so　satisfied；

please　look　to　it。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









RESPONSE　TO　A　SERENADE；



JULY　7；　1863。



FELLOW…CITIZENS：I　am　very　glad　indeed　to　see　you　to…night；　and　yet

I　will　not　say　I　thank　you　for　this　call；　but　I　do　most　sincerely

thank　Almighty　God　for　the　occasion　on　which　you　have　called。　　How

long　ago　is　it　Eighty…odd　years　since；　on　the　Fourth　of　July；　for　the

first　time　in　the　history　of　the　world；　a　nation；　by　its

representatives；　assembled　and　declared　as　a　self…evident　truth　　that

all　men　are　created　equal。〃　That　was　the　birthday　of　the　United

States　of　America。　　Since　then　the　Fourth　of　July　has　had　several

very　peculiar　recognitions。　　The　two　men　most　distinguished　in　the

framing　and　support　of　the　Declaration　were　Thomas　Jefferson　and　John

Adams；　the　one　having　penned　it；　and　the　other　sustained　it　the　most

forcibly　in　debatethe　only　two　of　the　fifty…five　who　signed　it　and

were　elected　Presidents　of　the　United　States。　　Precisely　fifty　years

after　they　put　their　hands　to　the　paper；　it　pleased　Almighty　God　to

take　both　from　this　stage　of　action。　　This　was　indeed　an

extraordinary　and　remarkable　event　in　our　history。　　Another

President；　five　years　after；　was　called　from　this　stage　of　existence

on　the　same　day　and　month　of　the　year；　and　now　on　this　last　Fourth　of

July　just　passed；　when　we　have　a　gigantic　rebellion；　at　the　bottom　of

which　is　an　effort　to　overthrow　the　principle　that　all　men　were

created　equal；　we　have　the　surrender　of　a　most　powerful　position　and

army　on　that　very　day。　　And　not　only　so；　but　in　the　succession　of

battles　in　Pennsylvania；　near　to　us；　through　three　days；　so　rapidly

fought　that　they　might　be　called　one　great　battle；　on　the　first；

second；　and　third　of　the　month　of　July；　and　on　the　fourth　the　cohorts

of　those　who　opposed　the　Declaration　that　all　men　are　created　equal；

〃turned　tail〃　and　run。



Gentlemen；　this　is　a　glorious　theme；　and　the　occasion　for　a　speech；

but　I　am　not　prepared　to　make　one　worthy　of　the　occasion。　　I　would

like　to　speak　in　terms　of　praise　due　to　the　many　brave　officers　and

soldiers　who　have　fought　in　the　cause　of　the　Union　and　liberties　of

their　country　from　the　beginning　of　the　war。　　These　are　trying

occasions；　not　only　in　success；　but　for　the　want　of　success。　　I

dislike　to　mention　the　name　of　one　single　officer；　lest　I　might　do

wrong　to　those　I　might　forget。　　Recent　events　bring　up　glorious

names；　and　particularly　prominent　ones；　but　these　I　will　not　mention。

Having　said　this　much；　I　will　now　take　the　music。









SURRENDER　OF　VICKSBURG　TO　GENERAL　GRANT



TELEGRAM　FROM　GENERAL　HALLECK

TO　GENERAL　　G。　C。　MEADE。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　July　7；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　MEADE；　Army　of　the　Potomac：



I　have　received　from　the　President　the　following　note；　which　I

respectfully　communicate：



〃We　have　certain　information　that　Vicksburg　surrendered　to　General

Grant　on　the　Fourth　of　July。　　Now　if　General　Meade　can　complete　his

work；　so　gloriously　prosecuted　this　far；　by　the　literal　or

substantial　destruction　of　Lee's　army；　the　rebellion　will　be　over。



〃Yours　truly；

〃A。　LINCOLN。〃



H。　W。　HALLECK。

General…in…Chief。









TELEGRAM　FROM　GENERAL　HALLECK

TO　GENERAL　G。　C。　MEADE。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　July　8；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　MEADE；　Frederick；　Md。：



There　is　reliable　information　that　the　enemy　is　crossing　at

Williamsport。　　The　opportunity　to　attack　his　divided　forces　should

not　be　lost。　　The　President　is