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to　a　commission　of　the　United　States　and　French　naval　officers　at　New

York；　with　a　naval　officer　of　Italy　as　an　arbiter。　　The　conclusion

arrived　at　was　that　the　collision　was　occasioned　by　the　failure　of

the　San　Jacinto　seasonably　to　reverse　her　engine。　　　It　then　became

necessary　to　ascertain　the　amount　of　indemnification　due　to　the

injured　party。　　The　United　States　consul…general　at　Havana　was

consequently　instructed　to　confer　with　the　consul　of　France　on　this

point；　and　they　have　determined　that　the　sum　of　9；500　is　an

equitable　allowance　under　the　circumstances。



I　recommend　an　appropriation　of　this　sum　for　the　benefit　of　the

owners　of　the　Jules　et　Marie。



A　copy　of　the　letter　of　Mr。　Shufeldt；　the　consul…general　of　the

United　States　at　Havana；　to　the　Secretary　of　State　on　the　subject　is

herewith　transmitted。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　H。　J。　RAYMOND。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　7；　1862。



Hon。　H。　J。　RAYMOND；　Times　Office；　New　York：



Yours　of　November　25　reached　me　only　yesterday。　Thank　you　for　it。　I

shall　consider　and　remember　your　suggestions。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　B。　G。　BROWN。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON　December　7；　1862。



HON。　B。　GRATZ　BROWN；　Saint　Louis；　Missouri：



Yours　of　the　3d　received　yesterday。　Have　already　done　what　I　can　in

the　premises。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　JOHNSON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　8；　1862。

GOVERNOR　ANDREW　JOHNSON；　Nashville；　Tenn。：



Jesse　H。　Strickland　is　here　asking　authority　to　raise　a　regiment　of

Tennesseeans。　　Would　you　advise　that　the　authority　be　given　him？



A。　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　CONGRESS。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　December　8；　1862。



TO　THE　SENATE　AND　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES：



In　conformity　to　the　law　of　July　16；　1862；　I　most　cordially

recommend；　that　Commander　John　L。　Worden；　United　States　Navy；　receive

a　vote　of　thanks　of　Congress　for　the　eminent　skill　and　gallantry

exhibited　by　him　in　the　late　remarkable　battle　between　the　United

States　ironclad　steamer　Monitor；　under　his　command；　and　the　rebel

ironclad　steamer　Merrimac；　in　March　last。



The　thanks　of　Congress　for　his　services　on　the　occasion　referred　to

were　tendered　by　a　resolution　approved　July　11；　1862；　but　the

recommendation　is　now　specially　made　in　order　to　comply　with　the

requirements　of　the　ninth　section　of　the　act　of　July　16；　1862；　which

is　in　the　following　words；　viz。：



〃That　any　line　officer　of　the　navy　or　marine　corps　may　be　advanced

one　grade　if　upon　recommendation　of　the　President　by　name　he　receives

the　thanks　of　Congress　for　highly　distinguished　conduct　in　conflict

with　the　enemy　or　for　extraordinary　heroism　in　the　line　of　his

profession。〃



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　S。　R。　CURTIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



December　10；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　CURTIS；　St。　　Louis；　Missouri：



Please　suspend；　until　further　order；　all　proceeding　on　the　order　made

by　General　Schofield；　on　the　twenty…eighth　day　of　August　last；　for

assessing　and　collecting　from　secessionists　and　Southern　sympathizers

the　sum　of　five　hundred　thousand　dollars；　etc。；　and　in　the　meantime

make　out　and　send　me　a　statement　of　facts　pertinent　to　the　question；

together　with　your　opinion　upon　it。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　J。　K。　DUBOIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



December　10；　1862。



Hon。　J。　K。　DuBois。



MY　DEAR　SIR：In　the　summer　of　1859；　when　Mr。　Freeman　visited

Springfield；　Illinois；　in　relation　to　the　McCallister　and　Stebbins

bonds　I　promised　him　that；　upon　certain　conditions；　I　would　ask

members　of　the　Legislature　to　give　him　a　full　and　fair　hearing　of　his

case。　I　do　not　now　remember；　nor　have　I　time　to　recall；　exactly　what

the　conditions　were；　nor　whether　they　were　completely　performed；　but

there　can　be　in　no　case　any　harm　＇in＇　his　having　a　full　and　fair

hearing；　and　I　sincerely　wish　it　may　be　given　him。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



December　11；　1862。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　compliance　with　your　resolution　of　December　5；　1862；　requesting

the　President　〃to　furnish　the　Senate　with　all　information　in　his

possession　touching　the　late　Indian　barbarities　in　the　State　of

Minnesota；　and　also　the　evidence　in　his　possession　upon　which　some　of

the　principal　actors　and　head　men　were　tried　and　condemned　to　death；〃

I　have　the　honor　to　state　that　on　receipt　of　said　resolution；　I

transmitted　the　same　to　the　Secretary　of　the　Interior；　accompanied　by

a　note；　a　copy　of　which　is　herewith　inclosed；　marked　A；　and　in

response　to　which　I　received；　through　that　department；　a　letter　of

the　Commissioner　of　Indian　Affairs；　a　copy　of　which　is　herewith

inclosed；　marked　B。



I　further　state　that　on　the　eighth　day　of　November　last　I　received　a

long　telegraphic　despatch　from　Major…General　Pope；　at　St。　　Paul；

Minnesota；　simply　announcing　the　names　of　the　persons　sentenced　to　be

hanged。　　I　immediately　telegraphed　to　have　transcripts　of　the　records

in　all　cases　forwarded　to　me；　which　transcripts；　however；　did　not

reach　me　until　two　or　three　days　before　the　present　meeting　of

Congress。　　Meantime　I　received；　through　telegraphic　despatches　and

otherwise；　appeals　in　behalf　of　the　condemned；　appeals　for　their

execution；　and　expressions　of　opinion　as　to　the　proper　policy　in

regard　to　them　and　to　the　Indians　generally　in　that　vicinity；　none　of

which；　as　I　understand；　falls　within　the　scope　of　your　inquiry。

After　the　arrival　of　the　transcripts　of　records；　but　before　I　had

sufficient　opportunity　to　examine　them；　I　received　a　joint　letter

from　one　of　the　senators　and　two　of　the　representatives　from

Minnesota；　which　contains　some　statements　of　fact　not　found　in　the

records　of　the　trials；　and　for　which　reason　I　herewith　transmit　a

copy；　marked　C。　I　also；　for　the　same　reason；　inclose　a　printed

memorial　of　the　citizens　of　St。　　Paul；　addressed　to　me；　and　forwarded

with　the　letter　aforesaid。



Anxious　to　not　act　with　so　much　clemency　as　to　encourage　another

outbreak　on　the　one　hand；　nor　with　so　much　severity　as　to　be　real

cruelty　on　the　other；　I　caused　a　careful　examination　of　the　records

of　trials　to　be　made；　in　view　of　first　ordering　the　execution　of　such


as　had　been　proved　guilty　of　violating　females。　　Contrary　to　my

expectation；　only　two　of　this　class　were　found。　　I　then　directed　a

further　examination　and　a　classification　of　all　who　were　proven　to

have　participated　in　massacres；　as　distinguished　from　participation

in　battles。　　This　class　numbered　forty；　and　included　the　two

convicted　of　female　violation。　　One　of　the　number　is　strongly

recommended；　by　the　commission　which　tried　them；　for　commutation　to

ten　years　imprisonment　　I　have　ordered　the　other　thirty…nine　to　be

executed　on　Friday　the　19th　instant。　　The　order　was　despatched　from

here　on　Monday；　the　8th　instant；　by　a　messenger　to　General　Sibley；

and　a　copy　of　which　order　is　herewith　transmitted；　marked　D。



An　abstract　of　the　evidence　as　to　the　forty　is　herewith　inclosed；

marked　E。



To　avoid　the　immense　amount　of　copying；　I　lay　before　the　Senate　the

original　transcripts　of　the　records　of　trials；　as　received　by　me。



This　is　as　full　and　complete　a　response　to　the　resolution　as　it　is　in

my　power　to　make。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









MESSAGE　TO　CONGRESS。



December　12；　1862。



FELLOW…CITIZENS　OF　THE　SENATE　AND　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES：



I　have　in　my　possession　three　valuable　swords；　formerly　the　property

of　General　David　E。　Twiggs；　which　I　now　place　at　the　disposal　of

Congress。　　They　are　forwarded　to　me　from　New　Orleans　by　Major…General

Benjamin　F。　Butler。　　If　they　or　any　of　them　shall　be　by　Congress

disposed　of　in　reward　or　compliment　of　military　service；　I　think

General　Butler　is　entitled　to　the　first　consideration。　　A　copy　of　the

General's　letter　to　me　accompanying　the　swords　is　herewith

transmitted。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TO　FERNANDO　WOOD。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON

DECEMBER　12；　1862。



HON。　FERNANDO　WOOD。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Your　letter　of　the　8th；　with　the　accompanying　note　of

same　date；　was　received　yesterday。　　The　most　important　paragraph　in

the　letter；　as　I　consider；　is　in　these　words：

〃On　the　25th　of　November　last　I　was　advised　by　an　authority　which　I

deemed　likely　to　be　well　informed；　as　well　as　reliable　and　truthful；

that　the　Southern　States　would　send　representatives　to　the　next

Congress；　provided　that　a　full　and　general　amnesty　should　permit　them

to　do　so。　　No　guarantee　or　terms　were　asked　for　other　than　the

amnesty　referred　to。〃



I　strongly　suspect　your　information　will　prove　to　be　groundless；

nevertheless；　I　thank　you　for　communicating　it　to　me。　　Understanding

the　phrase　in　the　paragraph　just　quoted〃the　Southern　States　would

send　representatives