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course　conclusive　against　an　acceptance　of　the　treaties　On　my　part。

I　have；　nevertheless；　thought　it　just　to　our　excellent　minister　in

Mexico　and　respectful　to　the　Government　of　that　republic　to　lay　the

treaties　before　the　Senate；　together　with　the　correspondence　which

has　occurred　in　relation　to　them。　　In　performing　this　duty　I　have

only　to　add　that　the　importance　of　the　subject　thus　submitted　to　the

Senate；　can　not　be　over　estimated；　and　I　shall　cheerfully　receive　and

consider　with　the　highest　respect　any　further　advice　the　Senate　may

think　proper　to　give　upon　the　subject。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









VETO　OF　A　CURRENCY　BILL



MESSAGE　TO　THE　SENATE；　JUNE　23；　1862。



TO　THE　SENATE　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



The　bill　which　has　passed　the　House　of　Representatives　and　the

Senate；　entitled　〃An　act　to　repeal　that　part　of　an　act　of　Congress

which　prohibits　the　circulation　of　bank…notes　of　a　less　denomination

than　five　dollars　in　the　District　of　Columbia；〃　has　received　my

attentive　consideration；　and　I　now　return　it　to　the　Senate；　in　which

it　originated；　with　the　following　objections：



1。　　The　bill　proposes　to　repeal　the　existing　legislation　prohibiting

the　circulation　of　bank…notes　of　a　less　denomination　than　five

dollars　within　the　District　of　Columbia；　without　permitting　the

issuing　of　such　bills　by　banks　not　now　legally　authorized　to　issue

them。　　In　my　judgment；　it　will　be　found　impracticable；　　in　the

present　condition　of　the　currency；　to　make　such　a　discrimination。

The　banks　have　generally　suspended　specie　payments；　and　a　legal

sanction　given　to　the　circulation　of　the　irredeemable　notes　of　one

class　of　them　will　almost　certainly　be　so　extended；　in　practical

operation；　as　to　include　those　of　all　classes；　whether　authorized　or

unauthorized。　　If　this　view　be　correct；　the　currency　of　the　District；

should　this　act　become　a　law；　will　certainly　and　greatly　deteriorate；

to　the　serious　injury　of　honest　trade　and　honest　labor。



2。　　This　bill　seems　to　contemplate　no　end　which　cannot　be　otherwise

more　certainly　and　beneficially　attained。　　During　the　existing　war　it

is　peculiarly　the　duty　of　the　National　Government　to　secure　to　the

people　a　sound　circulating　medium。　　This　duty　has　been；　under

existing　circumstances；　satisfactorily　performed；　in　part　at　least；

by　authorizing　the　issue　of　United　States　notes；　receivable　for　all

government　dues　except　customs；　and　made　a　legal　tender　for　all

debts；　public　and　private；　except　interest　on　public　debt。　　The

object　of　the　bill　submitted　to　menamely；　that　of　providing　a　small

note　currency　during　the　present　suspensioncan　be　fully

accomplished　by　authorizing　the　issue；　as　part　of　any　new　emission　of

United　States　notes　made　necessary　by　the　circumstances　of　the

country；　of　notes　of　a　similar　character；　but　of　less　denomination

than　five　dollars。　　　Such　an　issue　would　answer　all　the　beneficial

purposes　of　the　bill；　would　save　a　considerable　amount　to　the

treasury　in　interest；　would　greatly　facilitate　payments　to　soldiers

and　other　creditors　of　small　sums；　and　would　furnish；　to　the　people　a

currency　as　safe　as　their　own　government。



Entertaining　these　objections　to　the　bill；　I　feel　myself　constrained

to　withhold　from　it　my　approval　and　return　it　for　the　further

consideration　and　action　of　Congress。

ABRAHAM　LINCOLN









SPEECH　AT　JERSEY　CITY；　JUNE　24；　1862。



When　birds　and　animals　are　looked　at　through　a　fog；　they　are　seen　to

disadvantage；　and　so　it　might　be　with　you　if　I　were　to　attempt　to

tell　you　why　I　went　to　see　General　Scott。　　I　can　only　say　that　my

visit　to　West　Point　did　not　have　the　importance　which　has　been

attached　to　it；　but　it　concerned　matters　that　you　understand　quite　as

well　as　if　I　were　to　tell　you　all　about　them。　　Now；　I　can　only　remark

that　it　had　nothing　whatever　to　do　with　making　or　unmaking　any

general　in　the　country。　　The　Secretary　of　War；　you　know；　holds　a

pretty　tight　rein　on　the　press；　so　that　they　shall　not　tell　more　than

they　ought　to；　and　I　'm　afraid　that　if　I　blab　too　much；　he　might　draw

a　tight　rein　on　me。









TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON；　June　26；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Your　three　despatches　of　yesterday　in　relation　to　the　affair；　ending

with　the　statement　that　you　completely　succeeded　in　making　your

point；　are　very　gratifying。



The　later　one　of　6。15　P。M。；　suggesting　the　probability　of　your　being

overwhelmed　by　two　hundred　thousand；　and　talking　of　where　the

responsibility　will　belong；　pains　me　very　much。　　I　give　you　all　I

can；　and　act　on　the　presumption　that　you　will　do　the　best　you　can

with　what　you　have；　while　you　continue；　ungenerously　I　think；　to

assume　that　I　could　give　you　more　if　I　would。　　I　have　omitted；　and

shall　omit；　no　opportunity　to　send　you　reinforcements　whenever　I

possibly　can。



A。　LINCOLN。



P。　S。　　General　Pope　thinks　if　you　fall　back　it　would　be　much　better

towards　York　River　than　towards　the　James。　　As　Pope　now　has　charge　of

the　capital；　please　confer　with　him　through　the　telegraph。









ORDER　CONSTITUTING　THE　ARMY　OF　VIRGINIA。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；

June　26；　1862。



Ordered：

1st。　　The　forces　under　Major…Generals　Fremont；　Banks；　and　McDowell；

including　the　troops　now　under　Brigadier…General　Sturgis　at

Washington；　shall　be　consolidated　and　form　one　army；　to　be　called　the

Army　of　Virginia。



2d。　　The　command　of　the　Army　of　Virginia　is　specially　assigned　to

Major…General　John　Pope；　as　commanding　general。　　The　troops　of　the

Mountain　Department；　heretofore　under　command　of　General　Fremont；

shall　constitute　the　First　Army　Corps；　under　the　command　of　General

Fremont；　the　troops　of　the　Shenandoah　Department；　now　under　General

Banks；　shall　constitute　the　Second　Army　Corps；　and　be　commanded　by

him；　the　troops　under　the　command　of　General　McDowell；　except　those

within　the　fortifications　and　city　of　Washington；　shall　form　the

Third　Army　Corps；　and　be　under　his　command。



3d。　　The　Army　of　Virginia　shall　operate　in　such　manner　as；　while

protecting　western　Virginia　and　the　national　capital　from　danger　or

insult；　it　shall　in　the　speediest　manner　attack　and　overcome　the

rebel　forces　under　Jackson　and　Ewell；　threaten　the　enemy　in　the

direction　of　Charlottesville；　and　render　the　most　effective　aid　to

relieve　General　McClellan　and　capture　Richmond。



4th。　　When　the　Army　of　the　Potomac　and　the　Army　of　Virginia　shall　be

in　position　to　communicate　and　directly　co…operate　at　or　before

Richmond；　the　chief　command；　while　so　operating　together；　shall　be

governed；　as　in　like　cases；　by　the　Rules　and　Articles　of　War。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　FROM　SECRETARY　STANTON

TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June　28；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HALLECK：



The　enemy　have　concentrated　in　such　force　at　Richmond　as　to　render　it

absolutely　necessary；　in　the　opinion　of　the　President；　for　you

immediately　to　detach　25；000　of　your　force　and　forward　it　by　the

nearest　and　quickest　route　by　way　of　Baltimore　and　Washington　to

Richmond。　　It　is　believed　that　the　quickest　route　would　be　by　way　of

Columbus；　Ky。；　and　up　the　Ohio　River。　　But　in　detaching　your　force

the　President　directs　that　it　be　done　in　such　a　way　as　to　enable　you

to　hold　your　ground　and　not　interfere　with　the　movement　against

Chattanooga　and　East　Tennessee。　　This　condition　being　observed；　the

forces　to　be　detached　and　the　routes　they　are　to　be　sent　are　left　to

your　own　judgment。



The　direction　to　send　these　forces　immediately　is　rendered　imperative

by　a　serious　reverse　suffered　by　General　McClellan　before　Richmond

yesterday；　the　full　extent　of　which　is　not　yet　known。



You　will　acknowledge　the　receipt　of　this　despatch；　stating　the　day

and　hour　it　is　received；　and　inform　me　what　your　action　will　be；　so

that　we　may　take　measures　to　aid　in　river　and　railroad

transportation。



EDWIN　M。　STANTON；　Secretary　of　War。









TELEGRAMS　TO　GENERAL　A。　E。　BURNSIDE。



WASHINGTON；　June　28；　1862。



GENERAL　BURNSIDE：



I　think　you　had　better　go；　with　any　reinforcements　you　can　spare；　to

General　McClellan。



A。　LINCOLN。









WAR　DEPARTMENT；　June；　28；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE；　Newbern：



We　have　intelligence　that　General　McClellan　has　been　attacked　in

large　force　and　compelled　to　fall　back　toward　the　James　River。　　We

are　not　advised　of　his　exact　condition；　but　the　President　directs

that　you　shall　send　him　all　the　reinforcements　from　your　command　to

the　James　River　that　you　can　safely　do　without　abandoning　your　own

position。　　Let　it　be　infantry　entirely；　as　he　said　yesterday　that　he

had　cavalry　enough。



EDWIN　M。　STANTON；

Secretary　of　War。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　　June　28；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Save　your　army；　at　all　events。　　Will　send　reinforcements　as　fast　as

we　can。　　Of　course　they　cannot　reach　you　to…day；　to…morrow；　or　next

day。　　I　have　not　said　you　were　ungenerous　for　saying　you　needed

reinforcements。　　I　thought　you　were　ungenerous　in　assuming　that　I　did

not　send　them　as　fast　as　I　could。　　I　feel　any　misfortune　to　you　and

your　army　quite　as　keenly　as　you　feel　it　yourself。　　If　you　have　had　a

drawn　battle；　or　a　repulse；　it　is　the　price　we　pay　for　the　enemy　not

being　in　Washington。　　We　protected　Washington；　and　the　enemy

concentrated　on　you。　　Had　we　stripped　Washington；　he　would　have　been

upon　us　before　the　troops　could　have　gotten　to　you。　　Less　than　a　week

ago　you　notified　us　that　reinforcements　were　leaving　Richmond　to　come

in　front　of　us。　　It　is　the　nature　of　the　case；　and　neither　you　nor

the　government　is　to　blame。　　Please　tell　at　once　the　present

condition　and　aspect　of　things。



A。　LINCOLN









TO　SECRETARY　SEWARD。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　June　28；　1862



HON。　W。　H。　SEWARD。



MY　DEAR　SIR：My　view　of　the　present　condition　of　the　war　is　about　as

follows：



The　evacuation　of　Corinth　and　our　delay　by　the　flood　in　the

Chickahominy　have　enabled　the　enemy　to　concentrate　too　much　force　in

Richmond　for　McClellan　to　successfully　attack。　　In　fact　there　soon

will　be　no　substantial　rebel　force　anywhere　else。　　But　if　we　send　all

the　force　from　here　to　McClellan；　the　enemy　will；　before　we　can　know

of　it；　send　a　force　from　Richmond　and　take　Washington。　　Or　if　a　large

part　of　the　western　army　be　brought　here　to　McClellan；　they　will　let

us　have　Richmond；　and　retake　Tennessee；　Kentucky；　Missouri；　etc。

What　should　be　done　is　to　hold　what　we　have　in　the　West；　open　the

Mississippi；　and　take　Chattanooga　and　East　Tennessee　without　more。　　A

reasonable　force　should　in　every　event　be　kept　about　Washington　for

its　protection。　　Then　let　the　country　give　us　a　hundred　thousand　new

troops　in　the　shortest　possible　time；　which；　added　to　McClellan

directly　or　indire