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efficient　means　to　counteract；　even；　if　necessary；　to　the　bombardment

of　their　cities　and；　in　the　extremist　necessity；　the　suspension　of

the　writ　of　habeas　corpus。



Your　obedient　servant；　　　ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　OF　BLOCKADE；　APRIL　27；　1861



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas；　for　the　reasons　assigned　in　my　proclamation　of　the

nineteenth　instant；　a　blockade　of　the　ports　of　the　States　of　South

Carolina；　Georgia；　Florida；　Alabama；　Louisiana；　Mississippi；　and

Texas　was　ordered　to　be　established：



And　whereas；　since　that　date；　public　property　of　the　United　States

has　been　seized；　the　collection　of　the　revenue　obstructed；　and　duly

commissioned　officers　of　the　United　States；　while　engaged　in

executing　the　orders　of　their　superiors；　have　been　arrested　and　held

in　custody　as　prisoners；　or　have　been　impeded　in　the　discharge　of

their　official　duties；　without　due　legal　process；　by　persons　claiming

to　act　under　authorities　of　the　States　of　Virginia　and　North

Carolina：



An　efficient　blockade　of　the　ports　of　those　States　will　also　be

established



In　witness　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　twenty　　seventh　day　of　April；　in

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

the　independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…fifth。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。









REMARKS　TO　A　MILITARY　COMPANY；　WASHINGTON；

APRIL　27；　1861



I　have　desired　as　sincerely　as　any　man；　and　I　sometimes　think　more

than　any　other　man；　that　our　present　difficulties　might　be　settled

without　the　shedding　of　blood。　　I　will　not　say　that　all　hope　has　yet

gone；　but　if　the　alternative　is　presented　whether　the　Union　is　to　be

broken　in　fragments　and　the　liberties　of　the　people　lost；　or　blood　be

shed；　you　will　probably　make　the　choice　with　which　I　shall　not　be

dissatisfied。









LOCALIZED　REPEAL　OF　WRIT　OF　HABEAS　CORPUS



TO　GENERAL　SCOTT。



TO　THE　COMMANDING　GENERAL；

ARMY　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES。



You　are　engaged　in　suppressing　an　insurrection　against　the　laws　of

the　United　States。　　If　at　any　point　on　or　in　the　vicinity　of　any

military　line　which　is　now　or　which　shall　be　used　between　the　City　of

Philadelphia　and　the　city　of　Washington　you　find　resistance　which

renders　it　necessary　to　suspend　the　writ　of　habeas　corpus　for　the

public　safety；　you　personally；　or　through　the　officer　in　command　at

the　point　at　which　resistance　occurs；　are　authorized　to　suspend　that

writ。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



WASHINGTON；　April　17；　1861









MILITARY　ENROLLMENT　OF　ST。　LOUIS　CITIZENS



FROM　THE　SECRETARY　OF　WAR

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　April　30；　1861



TO　CAPTAIN　NATHANIEL　LYON。



CAPT。　NATHANIEL　LYON；

Commanding　Department　of　the　West。



SIR：The　President　of　the　United　States　directs　that　you　enroll　in

the　military　service　of　the　United　States　the　loyal　citizens　of　Saint

Louis　and　vicinity；　not　exceeding；　with　those　heretofore　enlisted；

ten　thousand　in　number；　for　the　purpose　of　maintaining　the　authority

of　the　United　States；　for　the　protection　of　the　peaceful　inhabitants

of　Missouri；　and　you　will；　if　deemed　necessary　for　that　purpose　by

yourself；　by　Messrs。　　Oliver　F。　Ferny；　John　How；　James　O。　Broadhead；

Samuel　T。　Glover；　J。　Wilzie；　Francis　P。　Blair；　Jr。；　proclaim　martial

law　in　the　city　of　Saint　Louis。



The　additional　force　hereby　authorized　shall　be　discharged　in　part　or

in　whole；　if　enlisted。　　As　soon　as　it　appears　to　you　and　the

gentlemen　above　mentioned　that　there　is　no　danger　of　an　attempt　on

the　part　of　the　enemies　of　the　Government　to　take　military　possession

of　the　city　of　Saint　Louis；　or　put　the　city　in　control　of　the

combination　against　the　Government　of　the　United　States；　and　whilst

such　additional　force　remains　in　the　service　the　same　shall　be

governed　by　the　Rules　and　Articles　of　War；　and　such　special

regulations　as　you　may　prescribe。　　I　shall　like　the　force　hereafter

directed　to　be　enrolled　to　be　under　your　command。



The　arms　and　other　military　stores　in　the　Saint　Louis　Arsenal　not

needed　for　the　forces　of　the　United　States　in　Missouri　must　be

removed　to　Springfield；　or　some　other　safe　place　of　deposit　in　the

State　of　Illinois；　as　speedily　as　practicable；　by　the　ordnance

officers　in　charge　at　Saint　Louis。



（Indorsement。）



It　is　revolutionary　times；　and　therefore　I　do　not　object　to　the

irregularity　of　this。　　W。　S。



Approved；　April　30；　1861。　　A。　LINCOLN。



Colonel　Thomas　will　make　this　order。

SIMON　CAMERON；　Secretary　of　War。









CONDOLENCE　OVER　FAILURE　OF　FT。　SUMTER　RELIEF



TO　GUSTAVUS　V。　FOX。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　1；　1861



CAPTAIN　G。　V。　Fox。



MY　DEAR　SIR：I　sincerely　regret　that　the　failure　of　the　late　attempt

to　provision　Fort　Sumter　should　be　the　source　of　any　annoyance　to

you。



The　practicability　of　your　plan　was　not；　in　fact；　brought　to　a　test。

By　reason　of　a　gale；　well　known　in　advance　to　be　possible　and　not

improbable；　the　tugs；　an　essential　part　of　the　plan；　never　reached

the　ground；　while；　by　an　accident　for　which　you　were　in　no　wise

responsible；　and　possibly　I　to　some　extent　was；　you　were　deprived　of

a　war　vessel；　with　her　men；　which　you　deemed　of　great　importance　to

the　enterprise。



I　most　cheerfully　and　truly　declare　that　the　failure　of　the

undertaking　has　not　lowered　you　a　particle；　while　the　qualities　you

developed　in　the　effort　have　greatly　heightened　you　in　my　estimation。



For　a　daring　and　dangerous　enterprise　of　a　similar　character　you

would　to…day　be　the　man　of　all　my　acquaintances　whom　I　would　select。

You　and　I　both　anticipated　that　the　cause　of　the　country　would　be

advanced　by　making　the　attempt　to　provision　Fort　Sumter；　even　if　it

should　fail；　and　it　is　no　small　consolation　now　to　feel　that　our

anticipation　is　justified　by　the　result。



Very　truly　your　friend；



A。　LINCOLN。









PROCLAMATION　CALLING　FOR　42；034　VOLUNTEERS；



MAY　3；　1861



BY　THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES。



A　Proclamation。。



Whereas　existing　exigencies　demand　immediate　and　adequate　measures

for　the　protection　of　the　National　Constitution　and　the　preservation

of　the　National　Union　by　the　suppression　of　the　insurrectionary

combinations　now　existing　in　several　States　for　opposing　the　laws　of

the　Union　and　obstructing　the　execution　thereof；　to　which　end　a

military　force　in　addition　to　that　called　forth　by　my　proclamation　of

the　15th　day　of　April　in　the　present　year　appears　to　be　indispensably

necessary：



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

hereby　call　into　the　service　of　the　United　States　42；034　volunteers

to　serve　for　the　period　of　three　years；　unless　sooner　discharged；　and

to　be　mustered　into　service　as　infantry　and　cavalry。　　The　proportions

of　each　arm　and　the　details　of　enrollment　and　organization　will　be

made　known　through　the　Department　of　War。



And　I　also　direct　that　the　Regular　Army　of　the　United　States　be

increased　by　the　addition　of　eight　regiments　of　infantry；　one

regiment　of　cavalry；　and　one　regiment　of　artillery；　making　altogether

a　maximum　aggregate　increase　of　22；714　officers　and　enlisted　men；　the

details　of　which　increase　will　also　be　made　known　through　the

Department　of　War。



And　I　further　direct　the　enlistment　for　not　less　than　one　or　more

than　three　years　of　18；000　seamen；　in　addition　to　the　present　force；

for　the　naval　service　of　the　United　States。　　The　details　of　the

enlistment　and　organization　will　be　made　known　through　the　Department

of　the　Navy。



The　call　for　volunteers　hereby　made　and　the　direction　for　the

increase　of　the　Regular　Army　and　for　the　enlistment　of　seamen　hereby

given；　together　with　the　plan　of　organization　adopted　for　the

volunteer　and　for　the　regular　forces　hereby　authorized；　will　be

submitted　to　Congress　as　soon　as　assembled。



In　the　meantime　I　earnestly　invoke　the　co…operation　of　all　good

citizens　in　the　measures　hereby　adopted　for　the　effectual　suppression

of　unlawful　violence；　for　the　impartial　enforcement　of　constitutional

laws；　and　for　the　speediest　possible　restoration　of　peace　and　order；

and　with　these　of　happiness　and　prosperity；　throughout　our　country。



In　testimony　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　band　and　caused　the　seal

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



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。









COMMUNICATION　WITH　VICE…PRESIDENT



TO　VICE…PRESIDENT　HAMLIN。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　May　6；　1861



HON。　H。　HAMLIN；　New　York。



MY　DEAR　SIR：…Please　advise　me　at　the　close　of　each　day　what　troops

left　during　the　day；　where　going；　and　by　what　r