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fear　to　leave　the　other　half　in　his　rear；　but　with　the　whole　of　them

here；　he　dares　not　leave　them　in　his　rear。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　September　10；　1862。　　10。15　AM。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN；　Rockville；　Maryland：



How　does　it　look　now？



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；



September　11；　1862。



HIS　EXCELLENCY　ANDREW　G。　CURTIN；　Governor　of　Pennsylvania；

Harrisburg；　Pennsylvania。



SIR：The　application　made　to　me　by　your　adjutant　general　for

authority　to　call　out　the　militia　of　the　State　of　Pennsylvania　has

received　careful　consideration。　　　It　is　my　anxious　desire　to　afford；

as　far　as　possible；　the　means　and　power　of　the　Federal　Government　to

protect　the　State　of　Pennsylvania　from　invasion　by　the　rebel　forces；

and　since；　in　your　judgment；　the　militia　of　the　State　are　required；

and　have　been　called　upon　by　you；　to　organize　for　home　defense　and

protection；　I　sanction　the　call　that　you　have　made；　and　will　receive

them　into　the　service　and　pay　of　the　United　States　to　the　extent　they

can　be　armed；　equipped；　and　usefully　employed。　　The　arms　and

equipments　now　belonging　to　the　General　Government　will　be　needed　for

the　troops　called　out　for　the　national　armies；　so　that　arms　can　only

be　furnished　for　the　quota　of　militia　furnished　by　the　draft　of　nine

months'　men；　heretofore　ordered。　　But　as　arms　may　be　supplied　by　the

militia　under　your　call；　these；　with　the　30；000　in　your　arsenal；　will

probably　be　sufficient　for　the　purpose　contemplated　by　your　call。

You　will　be　authorized　to　provide　such　equipments　as　may　be　required；

according　to　the　regulations　of　the　United　States　service；　which；

upon　being　turned　over　to　the　United　States　Quartermaster's

Department；　will　be　paid　for　at　regulation　prices；　or　the　rates

allowed　by　the　department　for　such　articles。　　Railroad　transportation

will　also　be　paid　for；　as　in　other　cases。　　Such　general　officers　will

be　supplied　as　the　exigencies　of　the　service　will　permit。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN。



WASHINGTON；　September　11；　1862　　　12M



HON。　ANDREW　G。　CURTIN：



Please　tell　me　at　once　what　is　your　latest　news　from　or　toward

Hagerstown；　or　of　the　enemy's　movement　in　any　direction。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　C。　B。　McCLELLAN。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　SEPTEMBER　11；　1862。　　　　6　PM



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



This　is　explanatory。　　If　Porter；　Heintzelman；　and　Sigel　were　sent

you；　it　would　sweep　everything　from　the　other　side　of　the　river；

because　the　new　troops　have　been　distributed　among　them；　as　I

understand。　　Porter　reports　himself　　21；000　strong；　which　can　only　be

by　the　addition　of　new　troops。　　He　is　ordered　tonight　to　join　you　as

quickly　as　possible。　　I　am　for　sending　you　all　that　can　be　spared；

and　I　hope　others　can　follow　Porter　very　soon；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；　SEPTEMBER　12；　1862



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN；　Clarksburg；　Maryland：



How　does　it　look　now？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　D。C。；

SEPTEMBER　12；　1862　　　　10。35　AM



HON。　ANDREW　G。　CURTIN；　Harrisburg；　Pennsylvania：



Your　despatch　asking　for　80；000　disciplined　troops　to　be　sent　to

Pennsylvania　is　received。　　Please　consider　we　have　not　to　exceed

80；000　disciplined　troops；　properly　so　called；　this　side　of　the

mountains；　and　most　of　them；　with　many　of　the　new　regiments；　are　now

close　in　the　rear　of　the　enemy　supposed　to　be　invading　Pennsylvania。

Start　half　of　them　to　Harrisburg；　and　the　enemy　will　turn　upon　and

beat　the　remaining　half；　and　then　reach　Harrisburg　before　the　part

going　there；　and　beat　it　too　when　it　comes。　　The　best　possible

security　for　Pennsylvania　is　putting　the　strongest　force　possible　in

rear　of　the　enemy。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　H。　G。　WRIGHT。



MILITARY　TELEGRAPH；

WASHINGTON；　September　12；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　WRIGHT；　Cincinnati；　Ohio：



I　am　being　appealed　to　from　Louisville　against　your　withdrawing

troops　from　that　place。　　While　I　cannot　pretend　to　judge　of　the

propriety　of　what　you　are　doing；　you　would　much　oblige　me　by

furnishing　me　a　rational　answer　to　make　to　the　governor　and　others　at

Louisville。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　T。　BOYLE。



WASHINGTON；　September　12；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BOYLE；　Louisville；　Kentucky：



Your　despatch　of　last　evening　received。　　Where　is　the　enemy　which　you

dread　in　Louisville？　　How　near　to　you？　　What　is　General　Gilbert's

opinion？　　With　all　possible　respect　for　you；　I　must　think　General

Wright's　military　opinion　is　the　better。　　He　is　as　much　responsible

for　Louisville　as　for　Cincinnati。　　General　Halleck　telegraphed　him　on

this　very　subject　yesterday；　and　I　telegraph　him　now；　but　for　us　here

to　control　him　there　on　the　ground　would　be　a　babel　of　confusion

which　would　be　utterly　ruinous。　　Where　do　you　understand　Buell　to　be；

and　what　is　he　doing？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　A。　HENRY。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。　C；　September　12；　1862。



HON。　ALEXANDER　HENRY；　Philadelphia：



Yours　of　to…day　received。　　General　Halleck　has　made　the　best

provision　he　can　for　generals　in　Pennsylvania。　　Please　do　not　be

offended　when　I　assure　you　that　in　my　confident　belief　Philadelphia

is　in　no　danger。　　Governor　Curtin　has　just　telegraphed　me：

〃I　have　advices　that　Jackson　is　crossing　the　Potomac　at　Williamsport；

and　probably　the　whole　rebel　army　will　be　drawn　from　Maryland。〃

At　all　events；　Philadelphia　is　more　than　150　miles　from　Hagerstown；

and　could　not　be　reached　by　the　rebel　army　in　ten　days；　if　no

hindrance　was　interposed。



A。　LINCOLN。










TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；　September　12；　1862。　　5。45　PM



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Governor　Curtin　telegraphs　me：

〃I　have　advices　that　Jackson　is　crossing　the　Potomac　at　Wiliiamsport；

and　probably　the　whole　rebel　army　will　be　down　from　Maryland。〃



Receiving　nothing　from　Harper's　Ferry　or　Martinsburg　to…day；　and

positive　information　from　Wheeling　that　the　line　is　cut；　corroborates

the　idea　that　the　enemy　is　crossing　the　Potomac。　　Please　do　not　let

him　get　off　without　being　hurt。



A。　LINCOLN。



＇But　he　did！　　D。W。＇









REPLY　TO　A　COMMITTEE　FROM　THE　RELIGIOUS　DENOMINATIONS　　OF　　CHICAGO；

ASKING　　THAT　THE　PRESIDENT　ISSUE　A　PROCLAMATION　OF　EMANCIPATION。



September　13；1862。



The　subject　presented　in　the　memorial　is　one　upon　which　I　have

thought　much　for　weeks　past；　and　I　may　even　say　for　months。　　I　am

approached　with　the　most　opposite　opinions　and　advice；　and　that　by

religious　men；　who　are　equally　certain　that　they　represent　the　Divine

will。　　I　am　sure　that　either　the　one　or　the　other　class　is　mistaken

in　that　belief；　and　perhaps　in　some　respects　both。　　I　hope　it　will

not　be　irreverent　for　me　to　say　that　if　it　is　probable　that　God　would

reveal　his　will　to　others；　on　a　point　so　connected　with　my　duty；　it

might　be　supposed　he　would　reveal　it　directly　to　me；　for；　unless　I　am

more　deceived　in　myself　than　I　often　am；　it　is　my　earnest　desire　to

know　the　will　of　Providence　in　this　matter。　　And　if　I　can　learn　what

it　is　I　will　do　it！　　These　are　not；　however；　the　days　of　miracles；

and　I　suppose　it　will　be　granted　that　I　am　not　to　expect　a　direct

revelation。　　I　must　study　the　plain　physical　facts　of　the　case；

ascertain　what　is　possible；　and　learn　what　appears　to　be　wise　and

right。



The　subject　is　difficult；　and　good　men　do　not　agree。　　For　instance；

the　other　day；　four　gentlemen　of　standing　and　intelligence　from　New

York　called　as　a　delegation　on　business　connected　with　the　war；　but

before　leaving　two　of　them　earnestly　besought　me　to　proclaim　general

emancipation；　upon　which　the　other　two　at　once　attacked　them。　　You

know　also　that　the　last　session　of　Congress　had　a　decided　majority　of

antislavery　men；　yet　they　could　not　unite　on　this　policy。　　And　the

same　is　true　of　the　religious　people。　　Why；　the　rebel　soldiers　are

praying　with　a　great　deal　more　earnestness；　I　fear；　than　our　own

troops；　and　expecting　God　to　favor　their　side：　for　one　of　our

soldiers　who　had　been　taken　prisoner　told　Senator　Wilson　a　few　days

since　that　he　met　nothing　so　discouraging　as　the　evident　sincerity　of

those　he　was　among　in　their　prayers。　　But　we　will　talk　over　the

merits　of　the　case。



What　good　would　a　proclamation　of　emancipation　from　me　do；　especially

as　we　are　now　situated？　　I　do　not　want　to　issue　a　document　that　the

whole　world　will　see　must　necessarily　be　inoperative；　like　the　Pope's

bull　against　the　comet！　　Would　my　word　free　the　slaves；　when　I　cannot

even　enforce　the　Constitution　in　the　rebel　States？　　Is　there　a　single

court；　or　magistrate　or　individual　that　would　be　influenced　by　it

there？　　And　what　reason　is　there　to　think　it　would　have　any　greater

effect　upon　the　slaves　than　the　late　law　of　Congress；　which　I

approved；　and　which　offers　protection　and　freedom　to　the　slaves　of

rebel　masters　who　come　within　our　lines？　　Yet　I　cannot　learn　that

that　law　has　caused　a　single　slave　to　come　over　to　us。　　And　suppose

they　could　be　induced　by　a　proclamation　of　freedom　from　me　to　throw

themselves　upon　us；　what　should　we　do　with　them？　　How　can　we　feed　and

care　for　such　a　multitude？　　General　Butler　wrote　me　a　few　days　since

that　he　was　issuing　more　rations　to　the　slaves　who　have　rushed　to　him

than　to　all　the　white　troops　under　his　command。　　They　eat；　and　that

is　all；　though　it　is　true　General　Butler　is　feeding　the　whites　also

by　the　thousand；　for　it　nearly　amounts　to　a　famine　there。　　If；　now；

the　pressure　of　the　war　should　call　off　our　forces　from　New　Orleans

to　defend　some　other　point；