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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　special　license　and　permission　of　the　President；　through

the　Secretary　of　the　Treasury；　or　proceeding　to　any　of　said　States；

with　the　exceptions　aforesaid；　by　land　or　water；　together　with　the

vessel　or　vehicle　conveying　the　same；　or　conveying　persons　to　or　from

said　States；　with　said　exceptions；　will　be　forfeited　to　the　United

States；　and　that　from　and　after　fifteen　days　from　the　issuing　of　this

proclamation　all　ships　and　vessels　belonging　in　whole　or　in　part　to

any　citizen　or　inhabitant　of　any　of　said　States；　with　said

exceptions；　found　at　sea；　or　in　any　port　of　the　United　States；　will

be　forfeited　to　the　United　States；　and　I　hereby　enjoin　upon　all

district　attorneys；　marshals；　and　officers　of　the　revenue　and　of　the

military　and　naval　forces　of　the　United　States　to　be　vigilant　in　the

execution　of　said　act；　and　in　the　enforcement　of　the　penalties　and

forfeitures　imposed　or　declared　by　it；　leaving　any　party　who　may

think　himself　aggrieved　thereby　to　his　application　to　the　Secretary

of　the　Treasury　for　the　remission　of　any　penalty　or　forfeiture；　which

the　said　Secretary　is　authorized　by　law　to　grant　if；　in　his　judgment；

the　special　circumstances　of　any　case　shall　require　such　remission。



In　witness　whereof；　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand；。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。

By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　Sate。









TO　SECRETARY　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　August　17；　1861



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Unless　there　be　reason　to　the　contrary；　not　known　to

me；　make　out　a　commission　for　Simon　B。　Buckner；　of　Kentucky；　as　a

brigadier…general　of　volunteers。　It　is　to　be　put　into　the　hands　of

General　Anderson；　and　delivered　to　General　Buckner　or　not；　at　the

discretion　of　General　Anderson。　　Of　course　it　is　to　remain　a　secret

unless　and　until　the　commission　is　delivered。



Yours　truly；

A。　LINCOLN



Same　day　made。



＇Indorsement。＇









TO　GOVERNOR　MAGOFFIN；



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　AUGUST　24；　1861



To　HIS　EXCELLENCY　B。　MAGOFFIN；

Governor　of　the　State　of　Kentucky。



SIR：Your　letter　of　the　19th　instant；　in　which　you　urge　the　removal

from　the　limits　of　Kentucky　of　the　military　force　now　organized　and

in　camp　within　that　State；〃　is　received。



I　may　not　possess　full　and　precisely　accurate　knowledge　upon　this

subject；　but　I　believe　it　is　true　that　there　is　a　military　force　in

camp　within　Kentucky；　acting　by　authority　of　the　United　States；　which

force　is　not　very　large；　and　is　not　now　being　augmented。



I　also　believe　that　some　arms　have　been　furnished　to　this　force　by

the　United　States。



I　also　believe　this　force　consists　exclusively　of　Kentuckians；　having

their　camp　in　the　immediate　vicinity　of　their　own　homes；　and　not

assailing　or　menacing　any　of　the　good　people　of　Kentucky。



In　all　I　have　done　in　the　premises　I　have　acted　upon　the　urgent

solicitation　of　many　Kentuckians；　and　in　accordance　with　what　I

believed；　and　still　believe；　to　be　the　wish　of　a　majority　of　all　the

Union…loving　people　of　Kentucky。



While　I　have　conversed　on　this　subject　with　many　eminent　men　of

Kentucky；　including　a　large　majority　of　her　members　of　Congress；　I　do

not　remember　that　any　one　of　them；　or　any　other　person；　except　your

Excellency　and　the　bearers　of　your　Excellency's　letter；　has　urged　me

to　remove　the　military　force　from　Kentucky　or　to　disband　it。　　One

other　very　worthy　citizen　of　Kentucky　did　solicit　me　to　have　the

augmenting　of　the　force　suspended　for　a　time。



Taking　all　the　means　within　my　reach　to　form　a　judgment；　I　do　not

believe　it　is　the　popular　wish　of　Kentucky　that　this　force　shall　be

removed　beyond　her　limits；　and；　with　this　impression；　I　must

respectfully　decline　to　so　remove　it。



I　most　cordially　sympathize　with　your　Excellency　in　the　wish　to

preserve　the　peace　of　my　own　native　State；　Kentucky。　　It　is　with

regret　I　search；　and　cannot　find；　in　your　not　very　short　letter；　any

declaration　or　intimation　that　you　entertain　any　desire　for　the

preservation　of　the　Federal　Union。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　SEPTEMBER　2；　1861



MAJOR…GENERAL　FREMONT。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Two　points　in　your　proclamation　of　August　30　give　me

some　anxiety。



First。　　Should　you　shoot　a　man；　according　to　the　proclamation；　the

Confederates　would　very　certainly　shoot　our　best　men　in　their　hands

in　retaliation；　and　so；　man　for　man；　indefinitely。　　It　is；　therefore；

my　order　that　you　allow　no　man　to　be　shot　under　the　proclamation

without　first　having　my　approbation　or　consent。



Second。　　I　think　there　is　great　danger　that　the　closing　paragraph；　in

relation　to　the　confiscation　of　property　and　the　liberating　slaves　of

traitorous　owners；　will　alarm　our　Southern　Union　friends　and　turn

them　against　us；　perhaps　ruin　our　rather　fair　prospect　for　Kentucky。

Allow　me；　therefore；　to　ask　that　you　will；　as　of　your　own　motion；

modify　that　paragraph　so　as　to　conform　to　the　first　and　fourth

sections　of　the　act　of　Congress　entitled　〃An　act　to　confiscate

property　used　for　insurrectionary　purposes；〃　approved　August　6；　1861；

and　a　copy　of　which　act　I　herewith　send　you。



This　letter　is　written　in　a　spirit　of　caution；　and　not　of　censure。　　I

send　it　by　special　messenger；　in　order　that　it　may　certainly　and

speedily　reach　you。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNORS　WASHBURN　OF　MAINE；　FAIRBANKS　OF　VERMONT；　BERRY

OF　NEW　HAMPSHIRE；　ANDREW　OF　MASSACHUSETTS；　BUCKINGHAM　OF　CONNECTICUT；

AND　SPRAGUE　OF　RHODE　ISLAND。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　September　11；　1861。



General　Butler　proposes　raising　in　New　England　six　regiments；　to　be

recruited　and　commanded　by　himself；　and　to　go　on　special　service。



I　shall　be　glad　if　you；　as　governor　of　______；　will　answer　by

telegraph　if　you　consent。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　SEPTEMBER　11；　1861



MAJOR…GENERAL　JOHN　C。　FREMONT。



SIR：…Yours　of　the　8th；　in　answer　to　mine　of　the　2d　instant；　is　just

received。　　Assuming　that　you；　upon　the　ground；　could　better　judge　of

the　necessities　of　your　position　than　I　could　at　this　distance；　on

seeing　your　proclamation　of　August30　I　perceived　no　general　objection

to　it。　　The　particular　clause；　however；　in　relation　to　the

confiscation　of　property　and　the　liberation　of　slaves　appeared　to　me

to　be　objectionable　in　its　nonconformity　to　the　act　of　Congress

passed　the　6th　of　last　August　upon　the　same　subjects；　and　hence　I

wrote　you；　expressing　my　wish　that　that　clause　should　be　modified

accordingly。　　Your　answer；　just　received；　expresses　the　preference　on

your　part　that　I　should　make　an　open　order　for　the　modification；

which　I　very　cheerfully　do。　　It　is　therefore　ordered　that　the　said

clause　of　said　proclamation　be　so　modified；　held；　and　construed　as　to

conform　to；　and　not　to　transcend；　the　provisions　on　the　same　subject

contained　in　the　act　of　Congress　entitled　〃An　act　to　confiscate

property　used　for　insurrectionary　purposes；〃　approved　August　6；　1861；

and　that　said　act　be　published　at　length　with　this　order。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　MRS。　FREMONT。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；

September　12；　1861



Mrs。　GENERAL　FREMONT。



MY　DEAR　MADAM：Your　two　notes　of　to…day　are　before　me。　　I　answered

the　letter　you　bore　me　from　General　Fremont　on　yesterday；　and　not

hearing　from　you　during　the　day；　I　sent　the　answer　to　him　by　mail。

It　is　not　exactly　correct；　as　you　say　you　were　told　by　the　elder　Mr。

Blair；　to　say　that　I　sent　Postmaster…General　Blair　to　St。　　Louis　to

examine　into　that　department　and　report。　　Postmaster…General　Blair

did　go；　with　my　approbation；　to　see　and　converse　with　General　Fremont

as　a　friend。　　I　do　not　feel　authorized　to　furnish　you　with　copies　of

letters　in　my　possession　without　the　consent　of　the　writers。　　No

impression　has　been　made　on　my　mind　against　the　honor　or　integrity　of

General　Fremont；　and　I　now　enter　my　protest　against　being　understood

as　acting　in　any　hostility　toward　him。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　JOSEPH　HOLT；



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　SEPTEMBER　12；　1861



HON。　JOSEPH　HOLT。



DEAR　SIR：…Yours　of　this　day　in　relation　to　the　late　proclamation　of

General　Fremont　is　received　yesterday　I　addressed　a　letter　to　him；　by

mail；　on　the　same　subject；　and　which　is　to　be　made　public　when　he

receives　it。　　I　herewith　send　you　a　copy　of　that　letter；　which

perhaps　shows　my　position　as　distinctly　as　any　new　one　I　could　write。

I　will　thank　you　not　to　make　it　public　until　General　Fremont　shall

have　had　time　to　receive　the　original。



Your　obedient　servant；

A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　SCOTT



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　September　16；　1861。



DEAR　SIR：Since　conversing　with　you　I　have　concluded　to　request　you

to　frame　an　order　for　recruiting　North　Carolinians　at　Fort　Hatteras。

I　suggest　it　to　be　so　framed　as　for　us　to　accept　a　smaller　force

even　a　companyif　we　cannot　get　a　regiment　or　more。　　What　is

necessary　to　now　say　about　officers　you　will　judge。　　　Governor　Seward

says　he　has　a　nephew　（Clarence　A。　Seward；　I　believe）　who　would　be

willing　to　go　and　play　colonel　and　assist　in　raising　the　force。

Still　it　is　to　be　considered　whether　the　North　Carolinians　will　not

prefer　officers　of　their　own。　　I　should　expect　they　would。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　CAMERON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　September　18；　1861



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。

MY　DEAR　SIR：To　guard　against　misunderstanding；　I　think　fit　to　say

that　the　joint　expedition　of　the　army　and　navy　agreed　upon　some　time

since；　and　in　which　General　T。　W。　Sherman　was　and　is　to　bear　a

conspicuous　part；　is　in　no　wise　to　be　abandoned；　but　must　be　ready　to