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ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



WASHINGTON；　August　2；　1861。









MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



In　answer　to　the　resolution　of　your　honorable　body　of　date　July　31；

1861；　requesting　the　President　to　inform　the　Senate　whether　the　Hon。

James　H。　Lane；　a　member　of　that　body　from　Kansas；　has　been　appointed

a　brigadier…general　in　the　army　of　the　United　States；　and　if　so；

whether　he　has　accepted　such　appointment；　I　have　the　honor　to

transmit　herewith　certain　papers；　numbered　1；　2；　3；　4；　5；　6；　and　7；

which；　taken　together；　explain　themselves；　and　which　contain　all　the

information　I　possess　upon　the　questions　propounded。



It　was　my　intention；　as　shown　by　my　letter　of　June　20；　1861；　to

appoint　Hon。　James　H。　Lane；　of　Kansas；　a　brigadier…general　of　United

States　volunteers　in　anticipation　of　the　act　of　Congress；　since

passed；　for　raising　such　volunteers；　and　I　have　no　further　knowledge

upon　the　subject；　except　as　derived　from　the　papers　herewith

enclosed。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　August　5；　1861









TO　SECRETARY　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　AUGUST　7；　1861



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　within　paper；　as　you　see；　is　by　HON。　John　S。　Phelps

and　HON。　Frank　P。　Blair；　Jr。；　both　members　of　the　present　Congress

from　Missouri。　　The　object　is　to　get　up　an　efficient　force　of

Missourians　in　the　southwestern　part　of　the　State。　　It　ought　to　be

done；　and　Mr。　Phelps　ought　to　have　general　superintendence　of　it。

I　see　by　a　private　report　to　me　from　the　department　that　eighteen

regiments　are　already　accepted　from　Missouri。　　Can　it　not　be　arranged

that　part　of　them　（not　yet　organized；　as　I　understand）　may　be　taken

from　the　locality　mentioned　and　put　under　the　control　of　Mr。　Phelps；

and　let　him　have　discretion　to　accept　them　for　a　shorter　term　than

three　yearsor　the　warunderstanding；　however；　that　he　will　get

them　for　the　full　term　if　he　can？　I　hope　this　can　be　done；　because

Mr。　Phelps　is　too　zealous　and　efficient　and　understands　his　ground

too　well　for　us　to　lose　his　service。　　Of　course　provision　for　arming；

equipping；　etc。；　must　be　made。　　Mr。　Phelps　is　here；　and　wishes　to

carry　home　with　him　authority　for　this　matter。



Yours　truly；

A。　LINCOLN









PROCLAMATION　OF　A　NATIONAL　FAST…DAY；

AUGUST　12；　1861。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES

OF　AMERICA



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　a　joint　committee　of　both　houses　of　Congress　has　waited　on

the　President　of　the　United　States　and　requested　him　to　〃recommend　a

day　of　public　humiliation；　prayer；　and　fasting　to　be　observed　by　the

people　of　the　United　States　with　religious　solemnities　and　the

offering　of　fervent　supplications　to　Almighty　God　for　the　safety　and

welfare　of　these　States；　His　blessings　on　their　arms；　and　a　speedy

restoration　of　peace〃；　and



Whereas　it　is　fit　and　becoming　in　all　people　at　all　times　to

acknowledge　and　revere　the　supreme　government　of　God；　to　bow　in

humble　submission　to　His　chastisements；　to　confess　and　deplore　their

sins　and　transgressions　in　the　full　conviction　that　the　fear　of　the

Lord　is　the　beginning　of　wisdom；　and　to　pray　with　all　fervency　and

contrition　for　the　pardon　of　their　past　offences　and　for　a　blessing

upon　their　present　and　prospective　action；　and



Whereas　when　our　own　beloved　country；　once；　by　the　blessing　of　God；

united；　prosperous；　and　happy；　is　now　afflicted　with　faction　and

civil　war；　it　is　peculiarly　fit　for　us　to　recognize　the　hand　of　God

in　this　terrible　visitation；　and　in　sorrowful　remembrance　of　our　own

faults　and　crimes　as　a　nation　and　as　individuals　to　humble　ourselves

before　Him　and　to　pray　for　His　mercy…to　pray　that　we　may　be　spared

further　punishment；　though　most　justly　deserved；　that　our　arms　may　be

blessed　and　made　effectual　for　the　re…establishment　of　order；　law；

and　peace　throughout　the　wide　extent　of　our　country；　and　that　the

inestimable　boon　of　civil　and　religious　liberty；　earned　under　His

guidance　and　blessing　by　the　labors　and　sufferings　of　our　fathers；

may　be　restored　in　all　its　original　excellence



Therefore　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；　do

appoint　the　last　Thursday　in　September　next　as　a　day　of　humiliation；

prayer；　and　fasting　for　all　the　people　of　the　nation。　　And　I　do

earnestly　recommend　to　all　the　people；　and　especially　to　all

ministers　and　teachers　of　religion　of　all　denominations　and　to　all

heads　of　families；　to　observe　and　keep　that　day　according　to　their

several　creeds　and　modes　of　worship　in　all　humility　and　with　all

religious　solemnity；　to　the　end　that　the　united　prayer　of　the　nation

may　ascend　to　the　Throne　of　Grace　and　bring　down　plentiful　blessings

upon　our　country。



　　　　　　　　　　In　testimony　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand

　　　　　　　　　　and　caused　the　seal　of　the　United　States　to

＇SEAL。＇　　　be　affixed；　this　twelfth　day　of　August；　A。　D。

　　　　　　　　　　1861；　and　of　the　independence　of　the　United

　　　　　　　　　　States　of　America　the　eighty…sixth。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President



WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　o　f　State。









TO　JAMES　POLLOCK。



WASHINGTON；　AUGUST　15；　1861



HON。　JAMES　POLLOCK。



MY　DEAR　SIR：You　must　make　a　job　for　the　bearer　of　thismake　a　job

of　it　with　the　collector　and　have　it　done。　　You　can　do　it　for　me　and

you　must。



Yours　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　O。　P。　MORTON。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。　；　AUGUST　15；　1861



GOVERNOR　MORTON；　Indiana：

Start　your　four　regiments　to　St。　　Louis　at　the　earliest　moment

possible。　　Get　such　harness　as　may　be　necessary　for　your　rifled　gums。

Do　not　delay　a　single　regiment；　but　hasten　everything　forward　as　soon

as　any　one　regiment　is　ready。　　Have　your　three　additional　regiments

organized　at　once。　　We　shall　endeavor　to　send　you　the　arms　this　week。

A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　FREMONT；



WASHINGTON；　August　15；　1861



TO　MAJOR…GENERAL　FREMONT：



Been　answering　your　messages　since　day　before　yesterday。　　Do　you

receive　the　answers？　　The　War　Department　has　notified　all　the

governors　you　designate　to　forward　all　available　force。　　So

telegraphed　you。　　Have　you　received　these　messages？　Answer

immediately。



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　FORBIDDING　INTERCOURSE　WITH

REBEL　STATES；　AUGUST　16；　1861。

BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES

OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　on　the　fifteenth　day　of　April；　eighteen　hundred　and　sixty…

one；　the　President　of　the　United　States；　in　view　of　an　insurrection

against　the　laws；　Constitution；　and　government　of　the　United　States

which　had　broken　out　within　the　States　of　South　Carolina；　Georgia；

Alabama；　Florida；　Mississippi；　Louisiana；　and　Texas；　and　in　pursuance

of　the　provisions　of　the　act　entitled　〃An　act　to　provide　for　calling

forth　the　militia　to　execute　the　laws　of　the　Union；　suppress

insurrections；　and　repel　invasions；　and　to　repeal　the　act　now　in

force　for　that　purpose；〃　approved　February　twenty…eighth；　seventeen

hundred　and　ninety…five；　did　call　forth　the　militia　to　suppress　said

insurrection；　and　to　cause　the　laws　of　the　Union　to　be　duly　executed；

and　the　insurgents　have　failed　to　disperse　by　the　time　directed　by

the　President；　and　whereas　such　insurrection　has　since　broken　out　and

yet　exists　within　the　States　of　Virginia；　North　Carolina；　Tennessee；

and　Arkansas；　and　whereas　the　insurgents　in　all　the　said　States　claim

to　act　under　the　authority　thereof；　and　such　claim　is　not　disclaimed

or　repudiated　by　the　persons　exercising　the　functions　of　government

in　such　State　or　States；　or　in　the　part　or　parts　thereof　in　which

such　combinations　exist；　nor　has　such　insurrection　been　suppressed　by

said　States：



Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；

in　pursuance　of　an　act　of　Congress　approved　July　thirteen；　eighteen

hundred　and　sixty…one；　do　hereby　declare　that　the　inhabitants　of　the

said　States　of　Georgia；　South　Carolina；　Virginia；　North　Carolina；

Tennessee；　Alabama；　Louisiana；　Texas；　Arkansas；　Mississippi；　and

Florida　（except　the　inhabitants　of　that　part　of　the　State　of　Virginia

lying　west　of　the　Allegheny　Mountains；　and　of　such　other　parts　of

that　State；　and　the　other　States　hereinbefore　named；　as　may　maintain

a　loyal　adhesion　to　the　Union　and　the　Constitution；　or　may　be　time　to

time　occupied　and　controlled　by　forces　of　the　United　States　engaged

in　the　dispersion　of　said　insurgents）；　are　in　a　state　of　insurrection

against　the　United　States；　and　that　all　commercial　intercourse

between　the　same　and　the　inhabitants　thereof；　with　the　exceptions

aforesaid；　and　the　citizens　of　other　States　and　other　parts　of　the

United　States；　is　unlawful；　and　will　remain　unlawful　until　such

insurrection　shall　cease　or　has　been　suppressed；　that　all　goods　and

chattels；　wares　and　merchandise；　coming　from　any　of　said　States；　with

the　exceptions　aforesaid；　into　other　parts　of　the　United　States；

without　the