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HON。　FRANCIS　S。　CORKRAN；　Baltimore；　Md。：

MRS。　L。　is　now　at　home　and　would　be　pleased　to　see　you　any　time。　　If

the　grape　time　has　not　passed　away；　she　would　be　pleased　to　join　in

the　enterprise　you　mention。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　TYLER



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　October　1；　1863。



GENERAL　TYLER；　Baltimore：



Take　care　of　colored　troops　in　your　charge；　but　do　nothing　further

about　that　branch　of　affairs　until　further　orders。　　Particularly　do

nothing　about　General　Vickers　of　Kent　County。



A。　LINCOLN。



Send　a　copy　to　Colonel　Birney。

A。　L。









TO　GENERAL　SCHOFIELD。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

OCTOBER　1；　1863



GENERAL　JOHN　M。　SCHOFIELD：



There　is　no　organized　military　force　in　avowed　opposition　to　the

General　Government　now　in　Missouri；　and　if　any　shall　reappear；　your

duty　in　regard　to　it　will　be　too　plain　to　require　any　special

instruction。　　Still；　the　condition　of　things；　both　there　and

elsewhere；　is　such　as　to　render　it　indispensable　to　maintain；　for　a

time；　the　United　States　military　establishment　in　that　State；　as　well

as　to　rely　upon　it　for　a　fair　contribution　of　support　to　that

establishment　generally。　　Your　immediate　duty　in　regard　to　Missouri

now　is　to　advance　the　efficiency　of　that　establishment；　and　to　so　use

it；　as　far　as　practicable；　to　compel　the　excited　people　there　to　let

one　another　alone。



Under　your　recent　order；　which　I　have　approved；　you　will　only　arrest

individuals；　and　suppress　assemblies　or　newspapers；　when　they　may　be

working　palpable　injury　to　the　military　in　your　charge；　and　in　no

other　case　will　you　interfere　with　the　expression　of　opinion　in　any

form；　or　allow　it　to　be　interfered　with　violently　by　others。　　In　this

you　have　a　discretion　to　exercise　with　great　caution；　calmness；　and

forbearance。



With　the　matter　of　removing　the　inhabitants　of　certain　counties　en

masse；　and　of　removing　certain　individuals　from　time　to　time；　who　are

supposed　to　be　mischievous；　I　am　not　now　interfering；　but　am　leaving

to　your　own　discretion。



Nor　am　I　interfering　with　what　may　still　seem　to　you　to　be　necessary

restrictions　upon　trade　and　intercourse。　　I　think　proper；　however；　to

enjoin　upon　you　the　following：　Allow　no　part　of　the　military　under

your　command　to　be　engaged　in　either　returning　fugitive　slaves　or　in

forcing　or　enticing　slaves　from　their　homes；　and；　so　far　as

practicable；　enforce　the　same　forbearance　upon　the　people。



Report　to　me　your　opinion　upon　the　availability　for　good　of　the

enrolled　militia　of　the　State。　　Allow　no　one　to　enlist　colored

troops；　except　upon　orders　from　you；　or　from　here　through　you。



Allow　no　one　to　assume　the　functions　of　confiscating　property；　under

the　law　of　Congress；　or　otherwise；　except　upon　orders　from　here。



At　elections　see　that　those；　and　only　those；　are　allowed　to　vote　who

are　entitled　to　do　so　by　the　laws　of　Missouri；　including　as　of　those

laws　the　restrictions　laid　by　the　Missouri　convention　upon　those　who

may　have　participated　in　the　rebellion。



So　far　as　practicable；　you　will；　by　means　of　your　military　force；

expel　guerrillas；　marauders；　and　murderers；　and　all　who　are　known　to

harbor；　aid；　or　abet　them。　　But　in　like　manner　you　will　repress

assumptions　of　unauthorized　individuals　to　perform　the　same　service；

because　under　pretense　of　doing　this　they　become　marauders　and

murderers　themselves。



To　now　restore　peace；　let　the　military　obey　orders；　and　those　not　of

the　military　leave　each　other　alone；　thus　not　breaking　the　peace

themselves。



In　giving　the　above　directions；　it　is　not　intended　to　restrain　you　in

other　expedient　and　necessary　matters　not　falling　within　their　range。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　S。　M。　SCHOFIELD。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。　OCTOBER　2；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHOFIELD：



I　have　just　seen　your　despatch　to　Halleck　about　Major…General　Blunt。

If　possible；　you　better　allow　me　to　get　through　with　a　certain　matter

here；　before　adding　to　the　difficulties　of　it。　　Meantime　supply　me

the　particulars　of　Major…General　Blunt's　case。



A。　LINCOLN。





TELEGRAM　TO　COLONEL　BIRNEY。

＇Cipher。）

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　October　3；　1863。



COLONEL　BIRNEY；　Baltimore；　Md。：



Please　give　me；　as　near　as　you　can；　the　number　of　slaves　you　have

recruited　in　Maryland。　　Of　course　the　number　is　not　to　include　the

free　colored。



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　FOR　THANKSGIVING；　OCTOBER　3；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



The　year　that　is　drawing　towards　its　close　has　been　filled　with　the

blessings　of　fruitful　fields　and　healthful　skies。　To　these　bounties；

which　are　so　constantly　enjoyed　that　we　are　prone　to　forget　the

source　from　which　they　come；　others　have　been　added　which　are　of　so

extraordinary　a　nature　that　they　cannot　fail　to　penetrate　and　soften

even　the　heart　which　is　habitually　insensible　to　the　ever…watchful

providence　of　Almighty　God。　　In　the　midst　of　a　civil　war　of

unequalled　magnitude　and　severity　which　has　sometimes　seemed　to

invite　and　provoke　the　aggressions　of　foreign　states；　peace　has　been

preserved　with　all　nations；　order　has　been　maintained；　the　laws　have

been　respected　and　obeyed；　and　harmony　has　prevailed　everywhere

except　in　the　theatre　of　military　conflict；　while　that　theatre　has

been　greatly　contracted　by　the　advancing　armies　and　navies　of　the

Union。　　The　needful　diversion　of　wealth　and　strength　from　the　fields

of　peaceful　industry；　to　the　national　defense　has　not　arrested　the

plough；　the　shuttle；　or　the　ship：　The　axe　has　enlarged　the　borders　of

our　settlements；　and　the　mines；　as　well　of；　iron　and　coal　as　of　the

precious　metals；　have　yielded　even　more　abundantly　than　heretofore。

Population　has　steadily　increased；　notwithstanding　the　waste　that　has

been　made　in　the　camp；　the　siege；　and　the　battle…field；　and　the

country；　rejoicing　in　the　consciousness　of　augmented　strength　and

vigor；　is　permitted　to　expect　a　continuance　of　years；　with　large

increase　of　freedom。



No　human　counsel　hath　devised；　nor　hath　any　mortal　hand　worked　out

these　great　things。　They　are　the　gracious　gifts　of　the　Most　High　God；

who；　while　dealing　with　us　in　anger　for　our　sins；　hath　nevertheless

remembered　mercy。



It　has　seemed　to　me　fit　and　proper　that　they　should　be　reverently；

solemnly；　and　gratefully　acknowledged；　as　with　one　heart　and　voice；

by　the　whole　American　people。　　I　do；　therefore；　invite　my

fellow…citizens　in　every　part　of　the　United　States；　and　also　those

who　are　at　sea；　and　those　who　are　sojourning　in　foreign　lands；　to　set

apart　and　observe　the　last　Thursday　of　November　next　as　a　day　of

thanksgiving　and　prayer　to　our　beneficent　Father　who　dwelleth　in　the

heavens。　　And　I　recommend　to　them　that；　while　offering　up　the

ascriptions　justly　due　to　Him　for　such　singular　deliverances　and

blessings；　they　do　also；　with　humble　penitence　for　our　national

perverseness　and　disobedience；　commend　to　His　tender　care　all　those

who　have　become　widows；　orphans；　mourners；　or　sufferers　in　the

lamentable　civil　strife　in　which　we　are　unavoidably　engaged；　and

fervently　implore　the　interposition　of　the　Almighty　hand　to　heal　the

wounds　of　the　nation；　and　to　restore　it；　as　soon　as　may　be　consistent

with　divine　purposes；　to　the　full　enjoyment　of　peace；　harmony；

tranquillity；　and　union。



In　testimony　whereof；　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand；　and　caused　the

seal　of　the　United　States　to　be　affixed。



Done　at　the　city　of　Washington；　this　third　day　of　October；　in　the

year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…three；　and　of

the　independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…eighth。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；

Secretary　of　State









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　J。　M。　SCHOFIELD。



WASHINGTON　D。C。；　OCTOBER　4；　1863



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHOFIELD；　St。　　Louis；　Mo。：



I　think　you　will　not　have　just　cause　to　complain　of　my　action。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　W。　S。　ROSECRANS。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　October　4；　1863。　　11。30　A。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　ROSECRANS；　Chattanooga；　Tenn。：



Yours　of　yesterday　received。　　If　we　can　hold　Chattanooga　and　East

Tennessee；　I　think　the　rebellion　must　dwindle　and　die。　　I　think　you

and　Burnside　can　do　this；　and　hence　doing　so　is　your　main　object。　　Of

course　to　greatly　damage　or　destroy　the　enemy　in　your　front　would　be

a　greater　object；　because　it　would　include　the　former　and　more；　but

it　is　not　so　certainly　within　your　power。　　I　understand　the　main　body

of　the　enemy　is　very　near　you；　so　near　that　you　could　〃board　at

home；〃　so　to　speak；　and　menace　or　attack　him　any　day。　　Would　not　the

doing　of　this　be　your　best　mode　of　counteracting　his　raid　on　your

communications？　　But　this　is　not　an　order。　　I　intend　doing　something

like　what　you　suggest　whenever　the　case　shall　appear　ripe　enough　to

have　it　accepted　in　the　true　understanding　rather　than　as　a

confession　of　weakness　and　fear。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　C。　D。　DRAKE　AND　OTHERS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION　；WASHINGTON；

October　5；　1863。



HON。　CHARLES　D。　DRAKE　AND　OTHERS；　Committee。



GENTLEMEN：…Your　original　address；　presented　on　the　30th　ult。；　and　the

four　supplementary　ones　presented　on　the　3d　inst。；　have　been

carefully　considered。　　I　hope　you　will　regard　the　other　duties

claiming　my　attention；　together　with　the　great　length　and　importance

of　these　documents；　as　constituting　a　sufficient　apology　for　not

having　responded　sooner。



These　papers；　framed　for　a　common　object；　consist　of　the　things

demanded　and　the　reasons　for　demanding　them。



The　things　demanded　are



First。　　That　General　Schofield　shall　be　relieved；　and　General　Butler

be　appointed　as　Commander　of　the　Military　Department　of　Missouri。



Second。　　That　th