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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　that　light。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　April　27；　1863。　　3。30　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



How　does　it　look　now？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　April　28；　1863。



HON。　A。　O。　CURTIN；　Harrisburg；　Penn。：



I　do　not　think　the　people　of　Pennsylvania　should　be　uneasy　about　an

invasion。　　Doubtless　a　small　force　of　the　enemy　is　flourishing　about

in　the　northern　part　of　Virginia；　on　the　〃skewhorn〃　principle；　on

purpose　to　divert　us　in　another　quarter。　　I　believe　it　is　nothing

more。　　We　think　we　have　adequate　force　close　after　them。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　W。　A。　NEWELL。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　April　29；　1863。



HON。　W。　A。　NEWELL；　Allentown；　N。J。：



I　have　some　trouble　about　provost…marshal　in　your　first　district。

Please　procure　HON。　Mr；　Starr　to　come　with　you　and　see　me；　or　come　to

an　agreement　with　him　and　telegraph　me　the　result。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN；



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　MAY　1；　1863



GOVERNOR　CURTIN；　Harrisburg；　Penn。：



The　whole　disposable　force　at　Baltimore　and　else　where　in　reach　have

already　been　sent　after　the　enemy　which　alarms　you。　　The　worst　thing

the　enemy　could　do　for　himself　would　be　to　weaken　himself　before

Hooker；　and　therefore　it　is　safe　to　believe　he　is　not　doing　it；　and

the　best　thing　he　could　do　for　himself　would　be　to　get　us　so　scared

as　to　bring　part　of　Hooker's　force　away；　and　that　is　just　what　he　is

trying　to　do。　　I　will　telegraph　you　in　the　morning　about　calling　out

the　militia。



A。　LINCOLN；









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　MAY　2；　1863



GOVERNOR　CURTIN；　Harrisburg；　Penn。：



General　Halleck　tells　me　he　has　a　despatch　from　General　Schenck　this

morning；　informing　him　that　our　forces　have　joined；　and　that　the

enemy　menacing　Pennsylvania　will　have　to　fight　or　run　today。　　I　hope

I　am　not　less　anxious　to　do　my　duty　to　Pennsylvania　than　yourself；

but　I　really　do　not　yet　see　the　justification　for　incurring　the

trouble　and　expense　of　calling　out　the　militia。　　I　shall　keep　watch；

and　try　to　do　my　duty。



A。　LINCOLN

P。　S。Our　forces　are　exactly　between　the　enemy　and　Pennsylvania。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　D。　BUTTERFIELD。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　May　3；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BUTTERFIELD；　Chief　of　Staff：



The　President　thanks　you　for　your　telegrams；　and　hopes　you　will　keep

him　advised　as　rapidly　as　any　information　reaches　you。



EDWIN　M。　STANTON；　Secretary　of　War。









GENERALS　LOST



TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　D。　BUTTERFIELD。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　May　3；　1863。　　4。35　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BUTTERFIELD：



Where　is　General　Hooker？　　Where　is　Sedgwick　Where　is　Stoneman？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　4；　1863。　　3。10　P　M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



We　have　news　here　that　the　enemy　has　reoccupied　heights　above

Fredericksburg。　　Is　that　so？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BURNSIDE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　May　4；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURN5IDE；　Cincinnati；　O。：



Our　friend　General　Sigel　claims　that　you　owe　him　a　letter。　　If　you　so

remember　please　write　him　at　once。　　He　is　here。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　6；　1863。　　2。25。　　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



We　have　through　General　Dix　the　contents　of　Richmond　papers　of　the

5th。　　General　Dix's　despatch　in　full　is　going　to　you　by　Captain　Fox

of　the　navy。　　The　substance　is　General　Lee's　despatch　of　the　3d

（Sunday）；　claiming　that　he　had　beaten　you　and　that　you　were　then

retreating　across　the　Rappahannock；　distinctly　stating　that　two　of

Longstreet's　divisions　fought　you　on　Saturday；　and　that　General　＇E。

F。＇　Paxton　was　killed；　Stonewall　Jackson　severely　wounded；　and

Generals　Heth　and　A。　P。　Hill　slightly　wounded。　　The　Richmond　papers

also　stated；　upon　what　authority　not　mentioned；　that　our　cavalry　have

been　at　Ashland；　Hanover　Court…House；　and　other　points；　destroying

several　locomotives　and　a　good　deal　of　other　property；　and　all　the

railroad　bridges　to　within　five　miles　of　Richmond。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　6；　1863。　　　12。30　P。M。



Just　as　I　telegraphed　you　contents　of　Richmond　papers　showing　that

our　cavalry　has　not　failed；　I　received　General　Butterfield's　of　11

A。M。　yesterday。　　This；　with　the　great　rain　of　yesterday　and　last

night　securing　your　right　flank；　I　think　puts　a　new　face　upon　your

case；　but　you　must　be　the　judge。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　COLONEL　R。　INGALLS。

WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　May　6；　1863　1。45　PM



COLONEL　INGALLS：



News　has　gone　to　General　Hooker　which　may　change　his　plans。　　Act　in

view　of　such　contingency。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　J。　HOOKER。



HEADQUARTERS　ARMY　OF　THE　POTOMAC；

　May　7；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER。



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　recent　movement　of　your　army　is　ended　without

effecting　its　object；　except；　perhaps；　some　important　breakings　of

the　enemy's　communications。　　What　next？　　If　possible；　I　would　be　very

glad　of　another　movement　early　enough　to　give　us　some　benefit　from

the　fact　of　the　enemy's　communication　being　broken；　but　neither　for

this　reason　nor　any　other　do　I　wish　anything　done　in　desperation　or

rashness。　　An　early　movement　would　also　help　to　supersede　the　bad

moral　effect　of　there　certain；　which　is　said　to　be　considerably

injurious。　　Have　you　already　in　your　mind　a　plan　wholly　or　partially

formed？　　If　you　have；　prosecute　it　without　interference　from　me。　　If

you　have　not；　please　inform　me；　so　that　I；　incompetent　as　I　may　be；

can　try　and　assist　in　the　formation　of　some　plan　for　the　army。



Yours　as　ever；

A。　LINCOLN。









DRAFTING　OF　ALIENS



PROCLAMATION　CONCERNING　ALIENS；



MAY　8；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation



Whereas　the　Congress　of　the　United　States；　at　its　last　session；

enacted　a　law　entitled　〃An　act　for　enrolling　and　calling　out　the

national　forces　and　for　other　purposes；〃　which　was　approved　on　the　3d

day　of　March　last；　and



Whereas　it　is　recited　in　the　said　act　that　there　now　exists　in　the

United　States　an　insurrection　and　rebellion　against　the　authority

thereof；　and　it　is；　under　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States；　the

duty　of　the　government　to　suppress　insurrection　and　rebellion；　to

guarantee　to　each　State　a　republican　form　of　government；　and　to

preserve　the　public　tranquillity；　and



Whereas　for　these　high　purposes　a　military　force　is　indispensable；　to

raise　and　support　which　all　persons　Ought　willingly　to　contribute；

and



Whereas　no　service　can　be　more　praiseworthy　and　honorable　than　that

which　is　rendered　for　the　maintenance　of　the　Constitution　and　the

Union；　and　the　consequent　preservation　of　free　government；　and



Whereas；　for　the　reasons　thus　recited；　it　was　enacted　by　the　said

statute　that　all　able…bodied　male　citizens　of　the　United　States；　and

persons　of　foreign　birth　who　shall　have　declared　on　oath　their

intention　to　become　citizens　under　and　in　pursuance　of　the　laws

thereof；　between　the　ages　of　twenty　and　forty…five　years　（with

certain　exceptions　not　necessary　to　be　here　mentioned）；　are　declared

to　constitute　the　national　forces；　and　shall　be　liable　to　perform

military　duty　in　the　service　of　the　United　States　when　called　out　by

the　President　for　that　purpose；　and



Whereas　it　is　claimed　by　and　in　behalf　of　persons　of　foreign　birth

within　the　ages　specified　in　said　act；　who　have　heretofore　declared

on　oath　their　intentions　to　become　citizens　under　and　in　pursuance　of

the　laws　of　the　United　States；　and　who　have　not　exercised　the　right

of　suffrage　or　any　other　political　franchise　under　the　laws　of　the

United　States；　or　of　any　of　the　States　thereof；　that　they　are　not

absolutely　concluded　by　their　aforesaid　declaration　of　intention　from

renouncing　their　purpose　to　become　citizens；　and　that；　on　the

contrary；　such　persons　under　treaties　or　the　law　of　nations　retain　a

right　to　renounce　that　purpose　and　to　forego　the　privileges　of

citizenship　and　residence　within　the　United　States　under　the

obligations　imposed　by　the　aforesaid　act　of　Congress：



Now；　therefore；　to　avoid　all　misapprehensions　concerning　the

liability　of　persons　concerned　to　perform　the　service　required　by

such　enactment；　and　to　give　it　full　effect；　I　do　hereby　order　and

proclaim　that　no　plea　of　alienage　will　be　received　or　allowed　to

exempt　from　the　obligations　imposed　by　the　aforesaid　act　of　Congress

any　person　of　foreign　birth　who　shall　have　declared　on　oath　his

intenti