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MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 13th was received this morning。  Douglas

is managing the Bell element with great adroitness。  He had his men

in Kentucky to vote for the Bell candidate; producing a result which

has badly alarmed and damaged Breckenridge; and at the same time has

induced the Bell men to suppose that Bell will certainly be

President; if they can keep a few of the Northern States away from us

by throwing them to Douglas。  But you; better than I; understand all

this。



I think there will be the most extraordinary effort ever made to

carry New York for Douglas。  You and all others who write me from

your State think the effort cannot succeed; and I hope you are right。

Still; it will require close watching and great efforts on the other

side。



Herewith I send you a copy of a letter written at New York; which

sufficiently explains itself; and which may or may not give you a

valuable hint。  You have seen that Bell tickets have been put on the

track both here and in Indiana。  In both cases the object has been; I

think; the same as the Hunt movement in New Yorkto throw States to

Douglas。  In our State; we know the thing is engineered by Douglas

men; and we do not believe they can make a great deal out of it。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









SLOW TO LISTEN TO CRIMINATIONS



TO HON。 JOHN ______________



(Private。)



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; Aug。  31; 1860



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 27th is duly received。  It consists almost

exclusively of a historical detail of some local troubles; among some

of our friends in Pennsylvania; and I suppose its object is to guard

me against forming a prejudice against Mr。 McC___________; I have not

heard near so much upon that subject as you probably suppose; and I

am slow to listen to criminations among friends; and never expose

their quarrels on either side。  My sincere wish is that both sides

will allow bygones to be bygones; and look to the present and future

only。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO HANNIBAL HAMLIN



SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS; September 4; 1860



HON。 HANNIBAL HAMLIN。



MY DEAR SIR:I am annoyed some by a letter from a friend in Chicago;

in which the following passage occurs: 〃Hamlin has written Colfax

that two members of Congress will; he fears; be lost in Maine; the

first and sixth districts; and that Washburne's majority for governor

will not exceed six thousand。〃



I had heard something like this six weeks ago; but had been assured

since that it was not so。  Your secretary of state;Mr。 Smith; I

think;whom you introduced to me by letter; gave this assurance;

more recently; Mr。 Fessenden; our candidate for Congress in one of

those districts; wrote a relative here that his election was sure by

at least five thousand; and that Washburne's majority would be from

14;000 to 17;000; and still later; Mr。 Fogg; of New Hampshire; now at

New York serving on a national committee; wrote me that we were

having a desperate fight in Maine; which would end in a splendid

victory for us。



Such a result as you seem to have predicted in Maine; in your letter

to Colfax; would; I fear; put us on the down…hill track; lose us the

State elections in Pennsylvania and Indiana; and probably ruin us on

the main turn in November。



You must not allow it。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO E。 B。 WASHBURNE。



SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS;

September 9; 1860



HON。 E。 B。 WASHBURNE。



MY DEAR SIR: Yours of the 5th was received last evening。  I was right

glad to see it。  It contains the freshest 〃posting〃 which I now have。

It relieved me some from a little anxiety I had about Maine。  Jo

Medill; on August 3oth; wrote me that Colfax had a letter from Mr。

Hamlin saying we were in great danger of losing two members of

Congress in Maine; and that your brother would not have exceeding six

thousand majority for Governor。  I addressed you at once; at Galena;

asking for your latest information。  As you are at Washington; that

letter you will receive some time after the Maine election。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO W。 H。 HERNDON。



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; OCTOBER 10; 1860



DEAR WILLIAM:I cannot give you details; but it is entirely certain

that Pennsylvania and Indiana have gone Republican very largely。

Pennsylvania 25;000; and Indiana 5000 to 10;000。  Ohio of course is

safe。



Yours as ever;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO L。 M。 BOND。



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; October 15; 1860



L。 MONTGOMERY BOND; Esq。



MY DEAR SIR:     I certainly am in no temper and have no purpose to

embitter the feelings of the South; but whether I am inclined to such

a course as would in fact embitter their feelings you can better

judge by my published speeches than by anything I would say in a

short letter if I were inclined now; as I am not; to define my

position anew。



Yours truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









LETTER SUGGESTING A BEARD



TO MISS GRACE BEDELL; RIPLEY N。Y。



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; October 19; 1860



MISS GRACE BEDELL。



MY DEAR LITTLE MISS:Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is

received。  I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughter。  I

have three sonsone seventeen; one nine; and one seven。  They with

their mother constitute my whole family。  As to the whiskers; as I

have never worn any; do you not think that people would call it a

piece of silly affectation were I to begin wearing them now?



I am your true friend and sincere well…wisher;



A。 LINCOLN。









EARLY INFORMATION ON ARMY DEFECTION IN SOUTH



TO D。 HUNTER。



(Private and Confidential。)

SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS; October 26; 1860



MAJOR DAVID HUNTER



MY DEAR SIR:Your very kind letter of the 20th was duly received;

for which please accept my thanks。  I have another letter; from a

writer unknown to me; saying the officers of the army at Fort Kearny

have determined in case of Republican success at the approaching

Presidential election; to take themselves; and the arms at that

point; south; for the purpose of resistance to the government。  While

I think there are many chances to one that this is a humbug; it

occurs to me that any real movement of this sort in the Army would

leak out and become known to you。  In such case; if it would not be

unprofessional or dishonorable (of which you are to be judge); I

shall be much obliged if you will apprise me of it。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO HANNIBAL HAMLIN



(Confidential。)

SPRINGFIELD。 ILLINOIS; November 8; 1860



HON。 HANNIBAL HAMLIN。



MY DEAR SIR:I am anxious for a personal interview with you at as

early a day as possible。  Can you; without much inconvenience; meet

me at Chicago? If you can; please name as early a day as you

conveniently can; and telegraph me; unless there be sufficient time

before the day named to communicate by mail。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO SAMUEL HAYCRAFT。



(Private and Confidential。)

SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; Nov。13; 1860



HON。 SAMUEL HAYCRAFT。



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 9th is just received。  I can only answer

briefly。  Rest fully assured that the good people of the South who

will put themselves in the same temper and mood towards me which you

do will find no cause to complain of me。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









REMARKS AT THE MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS

TO CELEBRATE LINCOLN'S ELECTION;



NOVEMBER 20; 1860



FRIENDS AND FELLOW…CITIZENS:Please excuse me on this occasion from

making a speech。  I thank you in common with all those who have

thought fit by their votes to indorse the Republican cause。  I

rejoice with you in the success which has thus far attended that

cause。  Yet in all our rejoicings let us neither express nor cherish

any hard feelings toward any citizen who by his vote has differed

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