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Presidential　campaign　will　be　to　〃abstain　from　voting。〃

J。

＇Comment。＇

More　likely　to　abstain　from　stopping；　once　they　get　at　it；　until　they

shall　have　voted　several　times　each。



October　16。

A。　L。









TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

October　16；　1863。



MAJOR　GENERAL　HALLECK：



I　do　not　believe　Lee　can　have　over　60；000　effective　men。



Longstreet's　corps　would　not　be　sent　away　to　bring　an　equal　force

back　upon　the　same　road；　and　there　is　no　other　direction　for　them　to

have　come　from。



Doubtless；　in　making　the　present　movement；　Lee　gathered　in　all

available　scraps；　and　added　them　to　Hill's　and　Ewell's　corps；　but

that　is　all；　and　he　made　the　movement　in　the　belief　that　four　corps

had　left　General　Meade；　and　General　Meade's　apparently　avoiding　a

collision　with　him　has　confirmed　him　in　that　belief。　　If　General

Meade　can　now　attack　him　on　a　field　no　worse　than　equal　for　us；　and

will　do　so　now　with　all　the　skill　and　courage　which　he；　his　officers；

and　men　possess；　the　honor　will　be　his　if　he　succeeds；　and　the　blame

may　be　mine　if　he　fails。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









CALL　FOR　300；000　VOLUNTEERS；

OCTOBER　17；　1863。



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　the　term　of　service　of　a　part　of　the　Volunteer　forces　of　the

United　States　will　expire　during　the　coming　year；　and　whereas；　in

addition　to　the　men　raised　by　the　present　draft；　it　is　deemed

expedient　to　call　out　three　hundred　thousand　volunteers　to　serve　for

three　years　or　during　the　war；　not；　however；　exceeding　three　years：



Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；

and　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army　and　Navy　thereof；　and　of　the

militia　of　the　several　States　when　called　into　actual　service；　do

issue　this　my　proclamation；　calling　upon　the　governors　of　the

different　States　to　raise；　and　have　enlisted　into　the　United　States

service；　for　the　various　companies　and　regiments　in　the　field　from

their　respective　States；　the　quotas　of　three　hundred　thousand　men。





I　further　proclaim　that　all　the　volunteers　thus　called　out　and　duly

enlisted　shall　receive　advance　pay；　premium；　and　bounty；　as

heretofore　communicated　to　the　governors　of　States　by　the　War

Department　through　the　Provost…Marshal…General's　office；　by　special

letters。



I　further　proclaim　that　all　volunteers　received　under　this　call；　as

well　as　all　others　not　heretofore　credited；　shall　be　duly　credited

and　deducted　from　the　quotas　established　for　the　next　draft。



I　further　proclaim　that　if　any　State　shall　fail　to　raise　the　quota

assigned　to　it　by　the　War　Department　under　this　call；　then　a　draft

for　the　deficiency　in　said　quota　shall　be　made　in　said　State；　or　in

the　districts　of　said　State；　for　their　due　proportion　of　said　quota；

and　the　said　draft　shall　commence　on　the　5th　day　of　January；　1864。



And　I　further　proclaim　that　nothing　in　this　proclamation　shall

interfere　with　existing　orders；　or　with　those　which　may　be　issued　for

the　present　draft　in　the　States　where　it　is　now　in　progress；　or　where

it　has　not　yet　been　commenced。



The　quotas　of　the　States　and　districts　will　be　assigned　by　the　War

Department　through　the　Provost…Marshal…General's　office；　due　regard

being　had　for　the　men　heretofore　furnished；　whether　by　volunteering

or　drafting；　and　the　recruiting　will　be　conducted　in　accordance　with

such　instructions　as　have　been　or　may　be　issued　by　that　department。



In　issuing　this　proclamation；　I　address　myself　not　only　to　the

governors　of　the　several　States；　but　also　to　the　good　and　loyal

people　thereof；　invoking　them　to　lend　their　cheerful；　willing；　and

effective　aid　to　the　measures　thus　adopted；　with　a　view　to　reinforce

our　victorious　army　now　in　the　field；　and　bring　our　needful　military

operations　to　a　prosperous　end；　thus　closing　forever　the　fountains　of

sedition　and　civil　war。



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

of　the　United　States　to　be　affixed。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。

By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　FOSTER。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　October　17；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　FOSTER；　Port　Monroe；　Va。：



It　would　be　useless　for　Mrs。　Dr。　Wright　to　come　here。　　The　subject　is

a　very　painful　one；　but　the　case　is　settled。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　W。　B。　THOMAS



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　OCTOBER　17；　1863



HON。　WILLIAM　B。　THOMAS；　Philadelphia；　Pa。



I　am　grateful　for　your　offer　of　100；000　men；　but　as　at　present

advised　I　do　not　consider　that　Washington　is　in　danger；　or　that　there

is　any　emergency　requiring　60　or　90　days　men。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　J。　WILLIAMS　AND　N。　G。　TAYLOR。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　October　17；　1863。



JOHN　WILLIAMS　AND　N　G。　TAYLOR；　Knoxville；　Tenn。：



You　do　not　estimate　the　holding　of　East　Tennessee　more　highly　than　I

do。　　There　is　no　absolute　purpose　of　withdrawing　our　forces　from　it；

and　only　a　contingent　one　to　withdraw　them　temporarily　for　the

purpose　of　not　losing　the　position　permanently。　　I　am　in　great　hope

of　not　finding　it　necessary　to　withdraw　them　at　all；　particularly　if

you　raise　new　troops　rapidly　for　us　there。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　T。　C。　DURANT。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　October　18；　1863。



T。　C。　DURANT；　New　York：



As　I　do　with　others；　so　I　will　try　to　see　you　when　you　come。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　W。　S。　ROSECRANS。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　October　19；　1863。9。　　A。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　ROSECRANS；　Chattanooga；　Tenn：



There　has　been　no　battle　recently　at　Bull　Run。　　I　suppose　what　you

have　heard　a　rumor　of　was　not　a　general　battle；　but　an　〃affair〃　at

Bristow　Station　on　the　railroad；　a　few　miles　beyond　Manassas　Junction

toward　the　Rappahannock；　on　Wednesday；　the　14th。　　It　began　by　an

attack　of　the　enemy　upon　General　Warren；　and　ended　in　the　enemy　being

repulsed　with　a　loss　of　four　cannon　and　from　four　to　seven　hundred

prisoners。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　R。　C。　SCHENCK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　October　21；　1863。2。45



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



A　delegation　is　here　saying　that　our　armed　colored　troops　are　at

many；　if　not　all；　the　landings　on　the　Patuxent　River；　and　by　their

presence　with　arms　in　their　hands　are　frightening　quiet　people　and

producing　great　confusion。　　Have　they　been　sent　there　by　any　order；

and　if　so；　for　what　reason？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　R。　C。　SCHENCK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　October　22；　1863。1。30　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　SCHENCK；　Baltimore；　Md。：



Please　come　over　here。　　The　fact　of　one　of　our　officers　being　killed

on　the　Patuxent　is　a　specimen　of　what　I　would　avoid。　　It　seems　to　me

we　could　send　white　men　to　recruit　better　than　to　send　negroes　and

thus　inaugurate　homicides　on　punctilio。



Please　come　over。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　GENERAL　H。　W。　HALLECK。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

October　24；　1863。



MAJOR…GENERAL　HALLECK：



Taking　all　our　information　together；　I　think　it　probable　that　Ewell's

corps　has　started　for　East　Tennessee　by　way　of　Abingdon；　marching

last　Monday；　say　from　Meade's　front　directly　to　the　railroad　at

Charlottesville。



First；　the　object　of　Lee's　recent　movement　against　Meade；　his

destruction　of　the　Alexandria　and　Orange　Railroad；　and　subsequent

withdrawal　without　more　motive；　not　otherwise　apparent；　would　be

explained　by　this　hypothesis。



Secondly；　the　direct　statement　of　Sharpe's　men　that　Ewell　has　gone　to

Tennessee。



Thirdly；　the　Irishman's　＇Northern　Spy　in　Richmond＇　statement　that　he

has　not　gone　through　Richmond；　and　his　further　statement　of　an　appeal

made　to　the　people　at　Richmond　to　go　and　protect　their　salt；　which

could　only　refer　to　the　works　near　Abingdon。



Fourthly；　Graham's　statement　from　Martinsburg　that　Imboden　is　in

retreat　for　Harrisonburg。　　This　last　matches　with　the　idea　that　Lee

has　retained　his　cavalry；　sending　Imboden　and　perhaps　other　scraps　to

join　Ewell。　　Upon　this　probability　what　is　to　be　done？



If　you　have　a　plan　matured；　I　have　nothing　to　say。　　If　you　have　not；

then　I　suggest　that；　with　all　possible　expedition；　the　Army　of　the

Potomac　get　ready　to　attack　Lee；　and　that　in　the　meantime　a　raid

shall；　at　all　hazards；　break　the　railroad　at　or　near　Lynchburg。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



（Private　and　Confidential。）



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

October　26；　1863。



HON。　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　12th　has　been　in　my　hands　several　days。

Inclosed　I　send　the　leave　of　absence　for　your　brother；　in　as　good

form　as　I　think　I　can　safely　put　it。　　Without　knowing　whether　he

would　accept　it。　　I　have　tendered　the　collectorship　at　Portland；

Maine；　to　your　other　brother；　the　governor。



Thanks　to　both　you　and　our　friend　Campbell　for　your　kind　words　and

intentions。　　A　second　term　would　be　a　great　honor　and　a　great　labor；

which；　together；　perhaps　I　would　not　decline　if　tendered。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　CHASE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

October　26；　1863。



HON。　SECRETARY　OF　THE　TREASURY。



MY　DEAR　SIR：The　writer　of　the　accompanying　letter　is　one　of　MRS。

Lincoln's　numerous　cousins。　　He　is　a　grandson　of　〃Milliken's　Bend；〃

near　Vicksburgthat　is；　a　grandson　of　the　man　who　gave　name　to

Milliken's　Bend。　　His　father　was　a　brother　to　MRS。　Lincoln's　mother。

I　know　not　a　thing　about　his　loyalty　beyond　what　he　says。　　Supposing

he　is　loyal；　can　any　of　his　requests　be　granted；　and　if　any；　which　of

them？



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。











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