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HON。 SECRETARY OF WAR。

MY DEAR SIR:With your concurrence; and that of the Governor of

Ohio; I am in favor of receiving into what we call the three years'

service any number not exceeding six additional regiments from that

State; unless you perceive good reasons to the contrary。  Please see

HON。 John A。 Gurley; who bears this; and make an order corresponding

with the above。



Yours truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO N。 W。 EDWARDS



WASHINGTON; D。 C。; June 19; 1861



Hon。 N。 W。 EDWARDS

MY DEAR SIR:

。。。。。。。。。。。。。

。。。。。。。。。。。。。

When you wrote me some time ago in reference to looking up something

in the departments here; I thought I would inquire into the thing and

write you; but the extraordinary pressure upon me diverted me from

it; and soon it passed out of my mind。  The thing you proposed; it

seemed to me; I ought to understand myself before it was set on foot

by my direction or permission; and I really had no time to make

myself acquainted with it。  Nor have I yet。  And yet I am unwilling;

of course; that you should be deprived of a chance to make something;

if it can be done without injustice to the Government; or to any

individual。  If you choose to come here and point out to me how this

can be done I shall not only not object; but shall be gratified to be

able to oblige you。



Your friend as ever



A。 LINCOLN。









TO SECRETARY CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; June 20; 1861。



MY DEAR SIR:Since you spoke to me yesterday about General J。 H。

Lane; of Kansas; I have been reflecting upon the subject; and have

concluded that we need the service of such a man out there at once;

that we had better appoint him a brigadier…general of volunteers

to…day; and send him off with such authority to raise a force (I

think two regiments better than three; but as to this I am not

particular) as you think will get him into actual work quickest。

Tell him; when he starts; to put it through not to be writing or

telegraphing back here; but put it through。



Yours truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









HON。 SECRETARY OF WAR。



'Indorsement。'



General Lane has been authorized to raise two additional regiments of

volunteers。



SIMON CAMERON; Secretary o f War。









TO THE KENTUCKY DELEGATION。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; June 29; 1861。



GENTLEMEN OF THE KENTUCKY DELEGATION WHO ARE FOR THE UNION:



I somewhat wish to authorize my friend Jesse Bayles to raise a

Kentucky regiment; but I do not wish to do it without your consent。

If you consent; please write so at the bottom of this。



Yours truly;

A。 LINCOLN。



We consent:

R。 MALLORY。

H。 GRIDER。

G。 W。 DUNLAP。

J。 S。 JACKSON。

C。 A。 WICKLIFFE。









August 5; 1861。



I repeat; I would like for Col。 Bayles to raise a regiment of cavalry

whenever the Union men of Kentucky desire or consent to it。



A。 LINCOLN。









ORDER AUTHORIZING GENERAL SCOTT TO SUSPEND THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS;

JULY 2; 1861



TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL;

ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES:



You are engaged in suppressing an insurrection against the laws of

the United States。  If at any point on or in the vicinity of any

military line which is now or which shall be used between the city of

New York and the city of Washington you find resistance which renders

it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus for the public

safety; you personally; or through the officer in command at the

point where resistance occurs; are authorized to suspend that writ。



Given under my hand and the seal of the United States at the city of

Washington; this second day of July; A。D。 1861; and of the

independence of the United States the eighty…fifth。



ABRAHAM LINCOLN。



By the President:

WILLIAM H。 SEWARD; Secretary of State。









TO SECRETARY SEWARD。



EXECUTIVE MANSION; JULY 3; 1861



HON。 SECRETARY OF STATE。



MY DEAR SIR:General Scott had sent me a copy of the despatch of

which you kindly sent one。  Thanks to both him and you。  Please

assemble the Cabinet at twelve to…day to look over the message and

reports。



And now; suppose you step over at once and let us see General Scott

(and) General Cameron about assigning a position to General Fremont。



Yours as ever;

A。 LINCOLN。









MESSAGE TO CONGRESS IN SPECIAL SESSION;

JULY 4; 1861。



FELLOW…CITIZENS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:Having

been convened on an extraordinary occasion; as authorized by the

Constitution; your attention is not called to any ordinary subject of

legislation。



At the beginning of the present Presidential term; four months ago;

the functions of the Federal Government were found to be generally

suspended within the several States of South Carolina; Georgia;

Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana; and Florida; excepting only those of

the Post…Office Department。



Within these States all the forts; arsenals; dockyards;

custom…houses; and the like; including the movable and stationary

property in and about them; had been seized; and were held in open

hostility to this government; excepting only Forts Pickens; Taylor;

and Jefferson; on and near the Florida coast; and Fort Sumter; in

Charleston Harbor; South Carolina。  The forts thus seized had been

put in improved condition; new ones had been built; and armed forces

had been organized and were organizing; all avowedly with the same

hostile purpose。



The forts remaining in the possession of the Federal Government in

and near these States were either besieged or menaced by warlike

preparations; and especially Fort Sumter was nearly surrounded by

well…protected hostile batteries; with guns equal in quality to the

best of its own; and outnumbering the latter as perhaps ten to one。

A disproportionate share of the Federal muskets and rifles had

somehow found their way into these States; and had been seized to be

used against the government。  Accumulations of the public revenue

lying within them had been seized for the same object。  The navy was

scattered in distant seas; leaving but a very small part of it within

the immediate reach of the government。  Officers of the Federal army

and navy had resigned in great numbers; and of those resigning a

large proportion had taken up arms against the government。

Simultaneously; and in connection with all this; the purpose to sever

the Federal Union was openly avowed。  In accordance with this

purpose; an ordinance had been adopted in each of these States;

declaring the States respectively to be separated from the national

Union。  A formula for instituting a combined government of these

States had been promulgated; and this illegal organization; in the

character of confederate States; was already invoking recognition;

aid; and intervention from foreign powers。



Finding this condition of things; and believing it to be an

imperative duty upon the incoming executive to prevent; if possible;

the consummation of such attempt to destroy the Federal Union; a

choice of means to that end became indispensable。  This choice was

made and was declared in the inaugural address。  The policy chosen

looked to the exhaustion of all peaceful measures before a resort to

any stronger ones。  It sought only to hold the public places and

property not already wrested from the government; and to collect the

revenue; relying for the rest on time; discussion; and the

ballot…box。  It promised a continuance of the mails; at government

expense; to the very people who were resisting the government; and it

gave repeated pledges against any disturbance to any of the people;

or any of their rights。  Of all that which a President might

constitutionally and justifiably do in such a case; everything was

forborne without which it was believed possible to keep the

government on foot。



On the 5th of March (the present incumbent's first full day in

office); a letter of Major Ande

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