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declaring　that　an　extraordinary　occasion　requires　the　Senate　of　the

United　States　to　convene　for　the　transaction　of　business　at　the

Capitol；　in　the　city　of　Washington；　on　the　4th　day　of　March　next；　at

12　o'clock　at　noon　on　that　day；　of　which　all　who　shall　at　that　time

be　entitled　to　act　as　members　of　that　body　are　hereby　required　to

take　notice。



Given　under　my　hand　and　the　seal　of　the　United　States；　at　Washington；

the　twenty　eighth　day　of　February　A。D。　1863；　and　of　the　independence

of　the　United　States　of　America；　the　eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；

Secretary　o　f　State。









TO　SECRETARY　SEWARD。



WASHINGTON；　March；　7；1863。



Mr。　M。　is　now　with　me　on　the　question　of　the　Honolulu　Commissioner。

It　pains　me　some　that　this　tilt　for　the　place　of　Colonel　Baker's

friend　grows　so　fierce；　now　that　the　Colonel　is　no　longer　alive　to

defend　him。　　I　presume；　however；　we　shall　have　no　rest　from　it。　　In

self…defense　I　am　disposed　to　say；　〃Make　a　selection　and　send　it　to

me。〃



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　TOD；



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

March　9；　1863。



GOVERNOR　DAVID　TOD；　Columbus；　Ohio：



I　think　your　advice　with　that　of　others　would　be　valuable　in　the

selection　of　provost…marshals　for　Ohio。



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　RECALLING　SOLDIERS　TO　THEIR　REGIMENTS

MARCH　10；　1863



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES：



A　Proclamation



In　pursuance　of　the　twenty…sixth　section　of　the　act　of　Congress

entitled　〃An　act　for　enrolling　and　calling　out　the　national　forces；

and　for　other　purposes；〃　approved　on　the　3d　day　of　March；　1863；　I；

Abraham　Lincoln；　President　and　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army　and

Navy　of　the　United　States；　do　hereby　order　and　command　that　all

soldiers　enlisted　or　drafted　in　the　service　of　the　United　States　now

absent　from　their　regiments　without　leave　shall　forthwith　return　to

their　respective　regiments。



And　I　do　hereby　declare　and　proclaim　that　all　soldiers　now　absent

from　their　respective　regiments　without　leave　who　shall；　on　or　before

the　first　day　of　April；　1863；　report　themselves　at　any　rendezvous

designated　by　the　general　orders　of　the　War　Department　No。　　58；

hereto　annexed；　may　be　restored　to　their　respective　regiments　without

punishment；　except　the　forfeiture　of　pay　and　allowances　during　their

absence；　and　all　who　do　not　return　within　the　time　above　specified

shall　be　arrested　as　deserters　and　punished　as　the　law　provides；　and



Whereas　evil…disposed　and　disloyal　persons　at　sundry　places　have

enticed　and　procured　soldiers　to　desert　and　absent　themselves　from

their　regiments；　thereby　weakening　the　strength　of　the　armies　and

prolonging　the　war；　giving　aid　arid　comfort　to　the　enemy；　and　cruelly

exposing　the　gallant　and　faithful　soldiers　remaining　in　the　ranks　to

increased　hardships　and　danger：



I　do　therefore　call　upon　all　patriotic　and　faithful　citizens　to

oppose　and　resist　the　aforementioned　dangerous　and　treasonable

crimes；　and　to　aid　in　restoring　to　their　regiments　all　soldiers

absent　without　leave；　and　to　assist　in　the　execution　of　the　act　of

Congress　〃for　enrolling　and　calling　out　the　national　forces；　and　for

other　purposes；〃　and　to　support　the　proper　authorities　in　the

prosecution　and　punishment　of　offenders　against　said　act　and　in

suppressing　tile　insurrection　and　rebellion。



In　testimony　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand。　　Done　at　the　city

of　Washington；　this　tenth　day　of　March；　A。D。　1863；　and　of　the

independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

EDWIN　M。　STANTON；　Secretary　of　War。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　HOOKER。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

March　13；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HOOKER：



General　Stahel　wishes　to　be　assigned　to　General　Heintzelman　and

General　Heintzelman　also　desires　it。　　I　would　like　to　oblige　both　if

it　would　not　injure　the　service　in　your　army；　or　incommode　you。　　What

say　you？



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　SEWARD。



WASHINGTON；　Match　15；　1863。



I　am　very　glad　of　your　note　saying　〃recent　despatches　from　him　are

able；　judicious；　and　loyal；〃　and　that　if　I　agree；　we　will　leave　him


there。　　I　am　glad　to　agree；　so　long　as　the　public　interest　does　not

seem　to　require　his　removal。









TELEGRAM　TO　J。　O。　MORTON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

March　16；　1863。



HON。　J。　O。　MORTON；　Joliet；　Ill。：

William　Chumasero　is　proposed　for　provost…marshal　of　your　district。

What　think　you　of　it？　　I　understand　he　is　a　good　man。



A。　LINCOLN。









GRANT'S　EXCLUSION　OF　A　NEWSPAPER　REPORTER



REVOCATION　OF　SENTENCE　OF　T。　W。　KNOX。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

March　20；　1863。



WHOM　IT　MAY　CONCERN：Whereas；　it　appears　to　my　satisfaction　that

Thomas　W。　Knox；　a　correspondent　of　the　New　York　Herald；　has　been　by

the　sentence　of　a　court…martial　excluded　from　the　military　department

under　command　of　Major…General　Grant；　and　also　that　General　Thayer；

president　of　the　court…martial　which　rendered　the　sentence；　and

Major…General　McClernand；　in　command　of　a　corps　of　that　department；

and　many　other　respectable　persons；　are　of　opinion　that　Mr。　Knox's

offense　was　technical　rather　than　wilfully　wrong；　and　that　the

sentence　should　be　revoked：　now；　therefore；　said　sentence　is　hereby

so　far　revoked　as　to　allow　Mr。　Knox　to　return　to　General　Grant's

headquarters；　and　to　remain　if　General　Grant　shall　give　his　express

assent；　and　to　again　leave　the　department　if　General　Grant　shall

refuse　such　assent。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　BENJAMIN　GRATZ。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

March　25；1863。



Mr。　BENJAMIN　GRATZ；　Lexington；　Ky。：



Show　this　to　whom　it　may　concern　as　your　authority　for　allowing　Mrs。

Selby　to　remain　at　your　house；　so　long　as　you　choose　to　be

responsible　for　what　she　may　do。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　ROSECRANS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　　March　25；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　ROSECRANS；　Murfreesborough；　Tenn。：



Your　dispatches　about　General　Davis　and　General　Mitchell　are

received。　　General　Davis'　case　is　not　particular；　being　simply　one　of

a　great　many　recommended　and　not　nominated　because　they　would

transcend　the　number　allowed　by　law。　　General　Mitchell　（was）

nominated　and　rejected　by　the　Senate　and　I　do　not　think　it　proper　for

me　to　renominate　him　without　a　change　of　circumstances　such　as　the

performance　of　additional　service；　or　an　expressed　change　of　purpose

on　the　part　of　at　least　some　senators　who　opposed　him。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　S。　A。　HURLBUT。



WASHINGTON；　March　25；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HURLBUT；　Memphis：



What　news　have　you？　　What　from　Vicksburg？　　What　from　Yazoo　Pass？

What　from　Lake　Providence？　　What　generally？



A。　LINCOLN。









QUESTION　OF　RAISING　NEGRO　TROOPS



TO　GOVERNOR　JOHNSON。

（Private。）

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON

March　26；　1863。



HON。　ANDREW　JOHNSON。



MY　DEAR　SIR：I　am　told　you　have　at　least　thought　of　raising　a　negro

military　force。　　In　my　opinion　the　country　now　needs　no　specific

thing　so　much　as　some　man　of　your　ability　and　position　to　go　to　this

work。　　When　I　speak　of　your　position；　I　mean　that　of　an　eminent

citizen　of　a　slave　State　and　himself　a　slaveholder。　　The　colored

population　is　the　great　available　and　yet　unavailed　of　force　for

restoring　the　Union。　　The　bare　sight　of　fifty　thousand　armed　and

drilled　black　soldiers　upon　the　banks　of　the　Mississippi　would　end

the　rebellion　at　once；　and　who　doubts　that　we　can　present　that　sight

if　we　but　take　hold　in　earnest？　　If　you　have　been　thinking　of　it；

please　do　not　dismiss　the　thought。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　APPOINTING　A　NATIONAL　FAST…DAY。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



March　30；　1863。



Whereas　the　Senate　of　the　United　States；　devoutly　recognizing　the

supreme　authority　and　just　government　of　Almighty　God　in　all　the

affairs　of　men　and　of　nations；　has　by　a　resolution　requested　the

President　to　designate　and　set　apart　a　day　for　national　prayer　and

humiliation：



And　whereas　it　is　the　duty　of　nations　as　well　as　men　to　own　their

dependence　upon　the　overruling　power　of　God；　to　confess　their　sins

and　transgressions　in　humble　sorrow；　yet　with　assured　hope　that

genuine　repentance　will　lead　to　mercy　and　pardon；　and　to　recognize

the　sublime　truth；　announced　in　the　Holy　Scriptures　and　proven　by　all

history；　that　those　nations　only　are　blessed　whose　God　is　the　Lord：



And　insomuch　as　we　know　that　by　His　divine　law　nations；　like

individuals；　are　subjected　to　punishments　and　chastisements　in　this

world；　may　we　not　justly　fear　that　the　awful　calamity　of　civil　war

which　now　desolates　the　land　may　be　but　a　punishment　inflicted　upon

us　for　our　presumptuous　sins；　to　the　needful　end　of　our　national

reformation　as　a　whole　people？　　We　have　been　the　recipients　of　the

choicest　bounties　of　Heaven。　　We　have　been　preserved；　these　many

years；　in　peace　and　prosperity。　　We　have　grown　in　numbers；　wealth；

and　power　as　no　other　nation　has　ever　grown；　but　we　have　forgotten

God。　We　have　forgotten　the　gracious　hand　which　preserved　us　in　peace；

and　multiplied　and　enriched　and　strengthened　us；　and　we　have　vainly

imagined；　in　the　deceitfulness　of　our　hearts；　that　all　these

blessings　were　produced　by　some　superior　wisdom　and　virtue　of　our

own。　　Intoxicated　with　unbroken　success；　we　have　become　too　self…

sufficient　to　feel　the　necessity　of　redeeming　and　preserving　grace；

too　proud　to　pray　to　the　God　that　made　us：



It　behooves　us；　then；　to　humble　ourselves　before　the　offended　Power；

to　confess　our　national　sins；　and　to　pray　for　clemency　and

forgiveness：



Now；　therefore；　in　compliance　with　the　request；　an