Identifier: completeworks2133linc (find matches)
Title: Complete works of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901, ed Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint ed Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 Fish, Daniel, 1848-1924
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: New York : F.D. Tandy Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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lt; fad U h u •-= 286 Abraham Lincoln (May 30 Letter to J. K. Dubois and Others1 Executive Mansion, May 29, 1863.Gentlemen: Agree among yourselves uponany two of your own number—one of whom tobe quartermaster and the other to be commissary—to serve at Springfield, Illinois, and send metheir names, and I will appoint them.Yours truly, A. Lincoln. Telegram to General A. E. Burnside Washington, May 29, 1863.Major-General Burnside, Cincinnati, O.:Your despatch of to-day received. When Ishall wish to supersede you I will let you know.All the cabinet regretted the necessity of arrest-ing, for instance, Vallandigham, some perhapsdoubting there was a real necessity for it; but,being done, all were for seeing you through withit. A. Lincoln. 1 Besides Dubois, the above letter was addressed to O. M.Hatch, John Williams, Jacob Bunn, John Bunn, George R.Weber, William Yates, S. M. Cullom, Charles W. Matheny,William F. Elkin, Francis Springer, B. A. Watson, EliphaletHawley and James Campbell.
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^ Z 1 1863) Reply to Assembly 287 Reply to Members of the PresbyterianGeneral Assembly, May (30?), 1863 IT has been my happiness to receive testimo-nies of a similar nature from, I believe, alldenominations of Christians. They are allloyal, but perhaps not in the same degree or inthe same numbers; but I think they all claim tobe loyal. This to me is most gratifying, becausefrom the beginning I saw that the issue of ourgreat struggle depended on the divine interpo-sition and favor. If we had that, all would bewell. The proportions of this rebellion werenot for a long time understood. I saw that itinvolved the greatest difficulties, and would callforth all the powers of the whole country. Theend is not yet. The point made in your paper is well takenas to the government and the administrationin whose hands are these interests. I fully appre-ciate its correctness and justice. In my admin-istration I may have committed some errors. Itwould be indeed remarkable if I had not. Ihave acted acc

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