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chattels； wares and merchandise； coming from any of said States； with
the exceptions aforesaid； into other parts of the United States；
without the special license and permission of the President； through
the Secretary of the Treasury； or proceeding to any of said States；
with the exceptions aforesaid； by land or water； together with the
vessel or vehicle conveying the same； or conveying persons to or from
said States； with said exceptions； will be forfeited to the United
States； and that from and after fifteen days from the issuing of this
proclamation all ships and vessels belonging in whole or in part to
any citizen or inhabitant of any of said States； with said
exceptions； found at sea； or in any port of the United States； will
be forfeited to the United States； and I hereby enjoin upon all
district attorneys； marshals； and officers of the revenue and of the
military and naval forces of the United States to be vigilant in the
execution of said act； and in the enforcement of the penalties and
forfeitures imposed or declared by it； leaving any party who may
think himself aggrieved thereby to his application to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the remission of any penalty or forfeiture； which
the said Secretary is authorized by law to grant if； in his judgment；
the special circumstances of any case shall require such remission。
In witness whereof； I have hereunto set my hand；。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
ABRAHAM LINCOLN。
By the President：
WILLIAM H。 SEWARD； Secretary of Sate。
TO SECRETARY CAMERON。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； August 17； 1861
HON。 SECRETARY OF WAR。
MY DEAR SIR：Unless there be reason to the contrary； not known to
me； make out a commission for Simon B。 Buckner； of Kentucky； as a
brigadier…general of volunteers。 It is to be put into the hands of
General Anderson； and delivered to General Buckner or not； at the
discretion of General Anderson。 Of course it is to remain a secret
unless and until the commission is delivered。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN
Same day made。
＇Indorsement。＇
TO GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN；
WASHINGTON； D。C。； AUGUST 24； 1861
To HIS EXCELLENCY B。 MAGOFFIN；
Governor of the State of Kentucky。
SIR：Your letter of the 19th instant； in which you urge the removal
from the limits of Kentucky of the military force now organized and
in camp within that State；〃 is received。
I may not possess full and precisely accurate knowledge upon this
subject； but I believe it is true that there is a military force in
camp within Kentucky； acting by authority of the United States； which
force is not very large； and is not now being augmented。
I also believe that some arms have been furnished to this force by
the United States。
I also believe this force consists exclusively of Kentuckians； having
their camp in the immediate vicinity of their own homes； and not
assailing or menacing any of the good people of Kentucky。
In all I have done in the premises I have acted upon the urgent
solicitation of many Kentuckians； and in accordance with what I
believed； and still believe； to be the wish of a majority of all the
Union…loving people of Kentucky。
While I have conversed on this subject with many eminent men of
Kentucky； including a large majority of her members of Congress； I do
not remember that any one of them； or any other person； except your
Excellency and the bearers of your Excellency's letter； has urged me
to remove the military force from Kentucky or to disband it。 One
other very worthy citizen of Kentucky did solicit me to have the
augmenting of the force suspended for a time。
Taking all the means within my reach to form a judgment； I do not
believe it is the popular wish of Kentucky that this force shall be
removed beyond her limits； and； with this impression； I must
respectfully decline to so remove it。
I most cordially sympathize with your Excellency in the wish to
preserve the peace of my own native State； Kentucky。 It is with
regret I search； and cannot find； in your not very short letter； any
declaration or intimation that you entertain any desire for the
preservation of the Federal Union。
Your obedient servant；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GENERAL FREMONT。
WASHINGTON； D。C。； SEPTEMBER 2； 1861
MAJOR…GENERAL FREMONT。
MY DEAR SIR：Two points in your proclamation of August 30 give me
some anxiety。
First。 Should you shoot a man； according to the proclamation； the
Confederates would very certainly shoot our best men in their hands
in retaliation； and so； man for man； indefinitely。 It is； therefore；
my order that you allow no man to be shot under the proclamation
without first having my approbation or consent。
Second。 I think there is great danger that the closing paragraph； in
relation to the confiscation of property and the liberating slaves of
traitorous owners； will alarm our Southern Union friends and turn
them against us； perhaps ruin our rather fair prospect for Kentucky。
Allow me； therefore； to ask that you will； as of your own motion；
modify that paragraph so as to conform to the first and fourth
sections of the act of Congress entitled 〃An act to confiscate
property used for insurrectionary purposes；〃 approved August 6； 1861；
and a copy of which act I herewith send you。
This letter is written in a spirit of caution； and not of censure。 I
send it by special messenger； in order that it may certainly and
speedily reach you。
Yours very truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GOVERNORS WASHBURN OF MAINE； FAIRBANKS OF VERMONT； BERRY
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE； ANDREW OF MASSACHUSETTS； BUCKINGHAM OF CONNECTICUT；
AND SPRAGUE OF RHODE ISLAND。
WAR DEPARTMENT； September 11； 1861。
General Butler proposes raising in New England six regiments； to be
recruited and commanded by himself； and to go on special service。
I shall be glad if you； as governor of ______； will answer by
telegraph if you consent。
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GENERAL FREMONT。
WASHINGTON； D。C。； SEPTEMBER 11； 1861
MAJOR…GENERAL JOHN C。 FREMONT。
SIR：…Yours of the 8th； in answer to mine of the 2d instant； is just
received。 Assuming that you； upon the ground； could better judge of
the necessities of your position than I could at this distance； on
seeing your proclamation of August30 I perceived no general objection
to it。 The particular clause； however； in relation to the
confiscation of property and the liberation of slaves appeared to me
to be objectionable in its nonconformity to the act of Congress
passed the 6th of last August upon the same subjects； and hence I
wrote you； expressing my wish that that clause should be modified
accordingly。 Your answer； just received； expresses the preference on
your part that I should make an open order for the modification；
which I very cheerfully do。 It is therefore ordered that the said
clause of said proclamation be so modified； held； and construed as to
conform to； and not to transcend； the provisions on the same subject
contained in the act of Congress entitled 〃An act to confiscate
property used for insurrectionary purposes；〃 approved August 6； 1861；
and that said act be published at length with this order。
Your obedient servant；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO MRS。 FREMONT。
WASHINGTON； D。C。；
September 12； 1861
Mrs。 GENERAL FREMONT。
MY DEAR MADAM：Your two notes of to…day are before me。 I answered
the letter you bore me from General Fremont on yesterday； and not
hearing from you during the day； I sent the answer to him by mail。
It is not exactly correct； as you say you were told by the elder Mr。
Blair； to say that I sent Postmaster…General Blair to St。 Louis to
examine into that department and report。 Postmaster…General Blair
did go； with my approbation； to see and converse with General Fremont
as a friend。 I do not feel authorized to furnish you with copies of
letters in my possession without the consent of the writers。 No
impression has been made on my mind against the honor or integrity of
General Fremont； and I now enter my protest against being understood
as acting in any hostility toward him。
Your obedient servant；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO JOSEPH HOLT；
EXECUTIVE MANSION； SEPTEMBER 12； 1861
HON。 JOSEPH HOLT。
DEAR SIR：…Yours of this day in relation to the late proclamation of
General Fremont is received yesterday I addressed a letter to him； by
mail； on the same subject； and which is to be made public when he
receives it。 I herewith send you a copy of that letter； which
perhaps shows my position as distinctly as any new one I could write。
I will thank you not to make it public until General Fremont shall
have had time to receive the original。
Your obedient servant；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GENERAL SCOTT
WASHINGTON； D。C。； September 16；