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built　so　as　to　sacrifice　nearly　all　capacity　for　carrying　to　those　of

speed　and　strength；　so　as　to　be　able　to　split　any　vessel　having

hollow　enough　in　her　to　carry　supplies　for　a　voyage　of　any　distance。

Such　ram；　of　course；　could　not　herself　carry　supplies　for　a　voyage　of

considerable　distance；　and　her　business　would　be　to　guard　a

particular　harbor　as　a　bulldog　guards　his　master's　door。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　THE　SECRETARY　OF　THE　NAVY。



HEADQUARTERS　ARMY　POTOMAC；

April　9；　1863。



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　THE　NAVY：



Richmond　Whig　of　the　8th　has　no　telegraphic　despatches　from

Charleston；　but　has　the　following　as　editorial：



〃All　thoughts　are　now　centred　upon　Charleston。　　Official　intelligence

was　made　public　early　yesterday　morning　that　the　enemy's　iron…clad

fleet　had　attempted　to　cross　the　bar　and　failed；　but　later　in　the　day

it　was　announced　that　the　gunboats　and　transports　had　succeeded　in

crossing　and　were　at　anchor。　　Our　iron…clads　lay　between　the　forts

quietly　awaiting　the　attack。　　Further　intelligence　is　looked　for　with

eager　anxiety。　　The　Yankees　have　made　no　secret　of　this　vast

preparation　for　an　attack　on　Charleston；　and　we　may　well　anticipate　a

desperate　conflict。　　At　last　the　hour　of　trial　has　come　for

Charleston；　the　hour　of　deliverance　or　destruction；　for　no　one

believes　the　other　alternative；　surrender；　possible。　　The　heart　of

the　whole　country　yearns　toward　the　beleaguered　city　with　intense

solicitude；　yet　with　hopes　amounting　to　confidence。　　Charleston　knows

what　is　expected　of　her；　and　which　is　due　to　her　fame；　and　to　the

relation　she　sustains　to　the　cause。　　The　devoted；　the　heroic；　the

great…hearted　Beauregard　is　there；　and　he；　too；　knows　what　is

expected　of　him　and　will　not　disappoint　that　expectation。　　We　predict

a　Saragossa　defense；　and　that　if　Charleston　is　taken　it　will　be　only

a　heap　of　ruins。〃



The　rebel　pickets　are　reported　as　calling　over　to　our　pickets　today

that　we　had　taken　some　rebel　fort。　　This　is　not　very　intelligible；

and　I　think　is　entirely　unreliable。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　OFFICER　IN　COMMAND　AT　NASHVILLE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　April　11；1863。



OFFICER　IN　COMMAND　at　Nashville；　Tenn：

Is　there　a　soldier　by　the　name　of　John　R。　Minnick　of　Wynkoop's

cavalry　under　sentence　of　death；　by　a　court…martial　or　military

commission；　in　Nashville？　　And　if　so　what　was　his　offense；　and　when

is　he　to　be　executed？



A。　LINCOLN。



If　necessary　let　the　execution　be　staid　till　I　can　be　heard　from

again。

A。　LINCOLN。



＇President　Lincoln　sent　many　telegrams　similar　in　form　to　this　one　in

order　to　avoid　tiresome　repetition　the　editor　has　omitted　all　those

without　especial　interest。　　　Hardly　a　day　went　by　that　there　were　not

people　in　the　White　House　begging　mercy　for　a　sentenced　soldier。　　　A

mother　one　day；　pleaded　with　Lincoln　to　remit　the　sentence　of

execution　on　her　son。　　〃I　don't　think　it　will　do　him　a　bit　of　good〃

said　Mr。　Lincoln〃Pardoned。〃　　D。W。＇









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON　D。C。；　April　12；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



Your　letter　by　the　hand　of　General　Butterfield　is　received；　and　will

be　conformed　to。　　The　thing　you　dispense　with　would　have　been　ready

by　mid…day　to…morrow。



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　ADMIRAL　S。　P。　DUPONT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　April　13；　1863



ADMIRAL　DUPONT：



Hold　your　position　inside　the　bar　near　Charleston；　or；　if　you　shall

have　left　it；　return　to　it；　and　hold　it　until　further　orders。　　Do　not

allow　the　enemy　to　erect　new　batteries　or　defenses　on　Morris　Island。

If　he　has　begun　it；　drive　him　out。　　I　do　not　herein　order　you　to

renew　the　general　attack。　　That　is　to　depend　on　your　own　discretion

or　a　further　order。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　D。　HUNTER　AND　ADMIRAL　S。　F。　DUPONT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

April　54；　1863。



GENERAL　HUNTER　AND　ADMIRAL　DUPONT：



This　is　intended　to　clear　up　an　apparent　inconsistency　between　the

recent　order　to　continue　operations　before　Charleston　and　the　former

one　to　remove　to　another　point　in　a　certain　contingency。　　No　censure

upon　you；　or　either　of　you；　is　intended。　　We　still　hope　that　by

cordial　and　judicious　co…operation　you　can　take　the　batteries　on

Morris　Island　and　Sullivan's　Island　and　Fort　Sumter。　　But　whether　you

can　or　not；　we　wish　the　demonstration　kept　up　for　a　time；　for　a

collateral　and　very　important　object。　　We　wish　the　attempt　to　be　a

real　one；　though　not　a　desperate　one；　if　it　affords　any　considerable

chance　of　success。　　But　if　prosecuted　as　a　demonstration　only；　this

must　not　become　public；　or　the　whole　effect　will　be　lost。　　Once　again

before　Charleston；　do　not　leave　until　further　orders　from　here。　　Of

course　this　is　not　intended　to　force　you　to　leave　unduly　exposed

Hilton　Head　or　other　near　points　in　your　charge。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。



P。　S。Whoever　receives　this　first；　please　send　a　copy　to　the　other

immediately。

A。L。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　S。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　April　15；　1863。　　10。15　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



It　is　now　10。15　P。M。　　An　hour　ago　I　received　your　letter　of　this

morning；　and　a　few　moments　later　your　despatch　of　this　evening。　　The

latter　gives　me　considerable　uneasiness。　　The　rain　and　mud　of　course

were　to　be　calculated　upon。　　General　S。　is　not　moving　rapidly　enough

to　make　the　expedition　come　to　anything。　　He　has　now　been　out　three

days；　two　of　which　were　unusually　fair　weather；　and　all　three　without

hindrance　from　the　enemy；　and　yet　he　is　not　twenty…five　miles　from

where　he　started。　　To　reach　his　point　he　still　has　sixty　to　go；

another　river　（the　Rapidan）　to　cross；　and　will　be　hindered　by　the

enemy。　　By　arithmetic；　how　many　days　will　it　take　him　to　do　it？　　I　do

not　know　that　any　better　can　be　done；　but　I　greatly　fear　it　is

another　failure　already。　　Write　me　often。　　I　am　very　anxious。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









ON　COLONIZATION　ARRANGEMENTS



REPUDIATION　OF　AN　AGREEMENT　WITH　BERNARD　KOCK



APRIL　16；　1863。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN；



PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA；　TO　ALL　TO　WHOM　THESE

PRESENTS　SHALL　COME；



GREETING：



Know　ye　that；　whereas　a　paper　bearing　date　the　3rst　day　of　December

last；　purporting　to　be　an　agreement　between　the　United　States　and　one

Bernard　Kock　for　immigration　of　persons　of　African　extraction　to　a

dependency　of　the　Republic　of　Haiti；　was　signed　by　me　on　behalf　of

the　party　of　the　first　part；　but　whereas　the　said　instrument　was　and

has　since　remained　incomplete　in　consequence　of　the　seal　of　the

United　States　not　having　been　thereunto　affixed；　and　whereas　I　have

been　moved　by　considerations　by　me　deemed　sufficient　to　withhold　my

authority　for　affixing　the　said　seal：



Now；　therefore；　be　it　known　that　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the

United　States；　do　hereby　authorize　the　Secretary　of　State　to　cancel

my　signature　to　the　instrument　aforesaid。



Done　at　Washington；　this　sixteenth　day　of　April；　A。D。　1863。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。









STATEHOOD　FOR　WEST　VIRGINIA



PROCLAMATION　ADMITTING　WEST　VIRGINIA　INTO　THE　UNION；

APRIL　20；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　by　the　act　of　Congress　approved　the　31st　day　of　December　last

the　State　of　West　Virginia　was　declared　to　be　one　of　the　United

States　of　America；　and　was　admitted　into　the　Union　on　an　equal

footing　with　the　original　States　in　all　respects　whatever；　upon　the

condition　that　certain　changes　should　be　duly　made　in　the　proposed

constitution　for　that　State；　and



Whereas　proof　of　a　compliance　with　that　condition；　as　required　by　the

second　section　of　the　act　aforesaid；　has　been　submitted　to　me：



Now；　therefore；　be　it　known　that　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the

United　States；　do　hereby；　in　pursuance　of　the　act　of　Congress

aforesaid；　declare　and　proclaim　that　the　said　act　shall　take　effect

and　be　in　force　from　and　after　sixty　days　from　the　date　hereof。



In　witness　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand　and　caused　the　seal　of

the　United　States　to　be　affixed。



Done　at　the　city　of　Washington；　this　twentieth　day　of　April；　A。D。

1863；　and　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　the

eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　W。　S。　ROSECRANS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　APRIL　23；　1863　10。10am



MAJOR…GENERAL　ROSECRANS；　　Murfreesborough；　Tenn。：



Your　despatch　of　the　21st　received。　　I　really　cannot　say　that　I　have

heard　any　complaint　of　you。　　I　have　heard　complaint　of　a　police　corps

at　Nashville；　but　your　name　was　not　mentioned　in　connection　with　it；

so　far　as　I　remember。　　It　may　be　that　by　inference　you　are　connected

with　it；　but　my　attention　has　never　been　drawn　to　it　in