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identical　with　a　law　already　existing。



The　eleventh　section　simply　assumes　to　confer　discretionary　power

upon　the　executive。　　　Without　the　law；　I　have　no　hesitation　to　go　as

far　in　the　direction　indicated　as　I　may　at　any　time　deem　expedient。

And　I　am　ready　to　say　nowI　think　it　is　proper　for　our　military

commanders　to　employ；　as　laborers；　as　many　persons　of　African　descent

as　can　be　used　to　advantage。



The　twelfth　and　thirteenth　sections　are　something　better　than

unobjectionable；　and　the　fourteenth　is　entirely　proper；　if　all　other

parts　of　the　act　shall　stand。



That　to　which　I　chiefly　object　pervades　most　parts　of　the　act；　but

more　distinctly　appears　in　the　first；　second；　seventh；　and　eighth

sections。　　It　is　the　sum　of　those　provisions　which　results　in　the

divesting　of　title　forever。



For　the　causes　of　treason　and　ingredients　of　treason；　not　amounting

to　the　full　crime；　it　declares　forfeiture　extending　beyond　the　lives

of　the　guilty　parties；　whereas　the　Constitution　of　the　United　States

declares　that　〃no　attainder　of　treason　shall　work　corruption　of　blood

or　forfeiture　except　during　the　life　of　the　person　attainted。〃　True；

there　is　to　be　no　formal　attainder　in　this　case；　still；　I　think　the

greater　punishment　cannot　be　constitutionally　inflicted；　in　a

different　form；　for　the　same　offence。



With　great　respect　I　am　constrained　to　say　I　think　this　feature　of

the　act　is　unconstitutional。　　It　would　not　be　difficult　to　modify　it。



I　may　remark　that　the　provision　of　the　Constitution；　put　in　language

borrowed　from　Great　Britain；　applies　only　in　this　country；　as　I

understand；　to　real　or　landed　estate。



Again；　this　act　in　rem　forfeits　property　for　the　ingredients　of

treason　without　a　conviction　of　the　supposed　criminal；　or　a　personal

hearing　given　him　in　any　proceeding。　　That　we　may　not　touch　property

lying　within　our　reach；　because　we　cannot　give　personal　notice　to　an

owner　who　is　absent　endeavoring　to　destroy　the　government；　is

certainly　not　satisfactory。　　Still；　the　owner　may　not　be　thus

engaged；　and　I　think　a　reasonable　time　should　be　provided　for　such

parties　to　appear　and　have　personal　hearings。　　Similar　provisions　are

not　uncommon　in　connection　with　proceedings　in　rem。



For　the　reasons　stated；　I　return　the　bill　to　the　House　in　which　it

originated。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；　July　21；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



This　is　Monday。　　I　hope　to　be　able　to　tell　you　on　Thursday　what　is　to

be　done　with　Burnside。



A。　LINCOLN。









ORDER　IN　REGARD　TO　BEHAVIOR　OF　ALIENS

WAR　DEPARTMENT；　ADJUTANT…GENERAL'S　OFFICE；



WASHINGTON；　July　21；　1862。



The　following　order　has　been　received　from　the　President　of　the

United　States：



Representations　have　been　made　to　the　President　by　the　ministers　of

various　foreign　powers　in　amity　with　the　United　States　that　subjects

of　such　powers　have　during　the　present　insurrection　been　obliged　or

required　by　military　authorities　to　take　an　oath　of　general　or

qualified　allegiance　to　this　government。　　It　is　the　duty　of　all

aliens　residing　in　the　United　States　to　submit　to　and　obey　the　laws

and　respect　the　authority　of　the　government。　　For　any　proceeding　or

conduct　inconsistent　with　this　obligation　and　subversive　of　that

authority　they　may　rightfully　be　subjected　to　military　restraints

when　this　may　be　necessary。　　But　they　cannot　be　required　to　take　an

oath　of　allegiance　to　this　government；　because　it　conflicts　with　the

duty　they　owe　to　their　own　sovereigns。　　All　such　obligations

heretofore　taken　are　therefore　remitted　and　annulled。　　Military

commanders　will　abstain　from　imposing　similar　obligations　in　future；

and　will　in　lieu　thereof　adopt　such　other　restraints　of　the　character

indicated　as　they　shall　find　necessary；　convenient；　and　effectual　for

the　public　safety。　　It　is　further　directed　that　whenever　any　order

shall　be　made　affecting　the　personal　liberty　of　an　alien　reports　of

the　same　and　of　the　causes　thereof　shall　be　made　to　the　War

Department　for　the　consideration　of　the　Department　of　State。



By　order　of　the　Secretary　of　War：

L。　THOMAS；　　Adjutant…General。









ORDER　AUTHORIZING　EMPLOYMENT　OF　〃CONTRABANDS。〃



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　July　22；　1862。



Ordered：

1。　　That　military　commanders　within　the　States　of　Virginia；　South

Carolina；　Georgia；　Florida；　Alabama；　Mississippi；　Louisiana；　Texas；

and　Arkansas　in　an　orderly　manner　seize　and　use　any　property；　real　or

personal；　which　may　be　necessary　or　convenient　for　their　several

commands　as　supplies　or　for　other　military　purposes；　and　that　while

property　may　be　destroyed　for　proper　military　objects；　none　shall　be

destroyed　in　wantonness　or　malice。



2。　　That　military　and　naval　commanders　shall　employ　as　laborers

within　and　from　said　States　so　many　persons　of　African　descent　as　can

be　advantageously　used　for　military　or　naval　purposes；　giving　them

reasonable　wages　for　their　labor。



3。　　That　as　to　both　property　and　persons　of　African　descent　accounts

shall　be　kept　sufficiently　accurate　and　in　detail　to　show　quantities

and　amounts　and　from　whom　both　property　and　such　persons　shall　have

come；　as　a　basis　upon　which　compensation　can　be　made　in　proper　cases；

and　the　several　departments　of　this　government　shall　attend　to　and

perform　their　appropriate　parts　toward　the　execution　of　these　orders。



By　order　of　the　President：

EDWIN　M。　STANTON；　　Secretary　of　War。









WARNING　TO　REBEL　SYMPATHIZERS



PROCLAMATION；　JULY　25；　1862。



THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



In　pursuance　of　the　sixth　section　of　the　act　of　Congress　entitled　〃An

act　to　suppress　insurrection　and　to　punish　treason　and　rebellion；　to

seize　and　confiscate　property　of　rebels；　and　for　other　purposes；〃

approved　July　17；　1862；　and　which　act　and　the　joint　resolution

explanatory　thereof　are　herewith　published；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；

President　of　the　United　States；　do　hereby　proclaim　to　and　warn　all

persons　within　the　contemplation　of　said　sixth　section　to　cease

participating　in；　aiding；　countenancing；　or　abetting　the　existing

rebellion　or　any　rebellion　against　the　Government　of　the　United

States　and　to　return　to　their　proper　allegiance　to　the　United　States；

on　pain　of　the　forfeitures　and　seizures　as　within　and　by　said　sixth

section　provided。



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　twenty…fifth　day　of　July；　A。D。

1862；　and　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　the

eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。









HOLD　MY　HAND　WHILST　THE　ENEMY　STABS　ME



TO　REVERDY　JOHNSON。



（Private。）



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　July　26；　1862。



HON。　REVERDY　JOHNSON。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　16th　is　received。。。。。。。。。。。



You　are　ready　to　say　I　apply　to　friends　what　is　due　only　to　enemies。

I　distrust　the　wisdom　if　not　the　sincerity　of　friends　who　would　hold

my　hands　while　my　enemies　stab　me。　　This　appeal　of　　professed　friends

has　paralyzed　me　more　in　this　struggle　than　any　other　one　thing。　　You

remember　telling　me；　the　day　after　the　Baltimore　mob　in　April；　1861；

that　it　would　crush　all　Union　feeling　in　Maryland　for　me　to　attempt

bringing　troops　over　Maryland　soil　to　Washington。　　I　brought　the

troops　notwithstanding；　and　yet　there　was　Union　feeling　enough　left

to　elect　a　Legislature　the　next　autumn；　which　in　turn　elected　a　very

excellent　Union　United　States　senator！　I　am　a　patient　manalways

willing　to　forgive　on　the　Christian　terms　of　repentance；　and　also　to

give　ample　time　for　repentance。　　Still；　I　must　save　this　government；

if　possible。　　What　I　cannot　do；　of　course；　I　will　not　do；　but　it　may

as　well　be　understood；　once　for　all；　that　I　shall　not　surrender　this

game　leaving　any　available　card　unplayed。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　CUTHBERT　BULLITT。

（Private。）

WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　July　28；　1862。





CUTHBERT　BULLITT；　Esq。；　New　Orleans；　Louisiana。



SIR：The　copy　of　a　letter　addressed　to　yourself　by　Mr。　Thomas　J。

Durant　has　been　shown　to　me。　　The　writer　appears　to　be　an　able；　a

dispassionate；　and　an　entirely　sincere　man。　　The　first　part　of　the

letter　is　devoted　to　an　effort　to　show　that　the　secession　ordinance

of　Louisiana　was　adopted　against　the　will　of　a　majority　of　the

people。　　This　is　probably　true；　and　in　that　fact　may　be　found　some

instruction。　　Why　did　they　allow　the　ordinance　to　go　into　effect？

Why　did　they　not　assert　themselves？　　Why　stand　passive　and　allow

themselves　to　be　trodden　down　by　minority？　　Why　did　they　not　hold

popular　meetings　and　have　a　convention　of　their　own　to　express　and

enforce　the　true　sentiment　of　the　State？　　If　preorganization　was

against　them　then；　why　not　do　this　no