, 1863-10-25

nln ewith NJ m tach otheF. md would be too strong
fSr any foe fr.m any quarter. They. how
ever. choose to do otherwise, and do not
question their right. I. toe, shall 40 what
feems to ts mJ d9t5 non maoeve. sH
tome. and not to either Radicals or Conser-
rattyeg. It Ia my duty to hear 81 but, at
isst M must, within my sphere, judge what to
do arG what to foroear.
Your opedient servant, 4. LINCOLN.
INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. scHoFIELD.
[Copy.]
Executive MANSION,
-: WAsuRuToN. D. G., Oct. !, 1883.
General John II. Schodeld:
Tbera IL no organized military force In
ayopcd opposition to the General Govern
ment nov In Mi.eonri; and If auy such shall
re-appeaE, your duty in 1eExrd to it will be
TOO plAn to require any special instruction.
stint tbs condition Of things, both there and
~elsea here, il such as TO render It tudtspensa.
bic TO mai1tsin, for a time, the United States
military: establishment IN that State, - well
az to rely upon 1t for fair contribution Of
Your ifrmediate duty IN regard to Missouri
row ie to advance the efficiency of that es.
tahlft hnieut, and tu so use it, as far as pr2c-
tieable, 10 compel The excited people there to
| lsave oEe smother atona.
Under vour recEnt order, which have ap-
NfpFFU% you VIII AA4G9t 4ANAF1AuAi59 AA4
| 1uppress assemblies or newspapers, when
they .ray he working palpable injury to tho
| military In your charge; and In no other case
! vii 3pu interfere with the expression Of
| opinion in any form, or allow 1t to be Inter
| fred 1Ish violently BY others: In this you
| hare discretion TO exercise with great eau.
| ticn, ca1rness and foi bear&nce-
| With the matters Of removing the tahablt-
aute of cer:ain counties en- nasse, and Of re-
| moving certain individuals from tiue to time,
| who are supposed to be mischeglous, I am
not now interfering, but am leaving to your
Nor an Interfering with what may still
eeem to you to bs necessary restrictions upon
trstt and intercourse. I think proper, hoH-
ever, to eujo{u upon you the following: AL
| low no part Of the military under your COM
msnd to be engaged in either returning fagt-
from t1eft. rones; and, 50 far as practices
bic, enforce the satne forbearance upon the
| people. ~
Report to me yauE or11lon upon the avalla-
llli.y for good nf the Enrolled Militia Of the
State. allow 10 cue to enlist colo1ed troops,
excerpt ppon erda1s from you, or from here
through YOU.
| Allow no one to assume the functions Of
con1scatfDg property, under the Inv Of Con
gress, or othe.wlse, except upon osdera from
At elections, lee that thoee, and only those,
| are allowed to vote, who are entitled to do SO
by the Laws of Missouri. including as Of tho-e
| laws tie restriction laid by the Missouri Com
ytntion uron those who may have partict'
ratcd in tie rebellion.
So far rs practicable, you will, BY means Of
your 1rili.1ty force, expel gueri1ias, maraud-
ess and murdesers, and all Who are IooHu to
ba1bor, aic or abot them. But In like man-
rer YOU will Fepress assumptions of unauEhor-
ICED trdiv;duals to perform the same service,
bccauEe, uIdee pre:enca Of doing this. they
become ua1arders ard murderers them
selves.
To now restore peace, let the military obey
orders; and thoee no:' of the military, leave
each other alone. thus not breaking the peace
them elves.
In giving the above directions, 1t is not fu-
tended to restrain you in other e1pedient and
uecessar. matters not falling within their
i. LINCOLN.
ADDRESS GF G. D. DRAKE
To tte Radical Union men OF Missouri:
It becomes my dnty Us chairman OF the del.
egation Il ON, Missouri, which recently visited
tie city of Washington, to confer With Preai.
dent Lincoln in regard to Missouri atfalra. to
lay before you hIs reply to the commnnfca.
which reply Is hereunto su1}o!ued. It came
| to my bands On the 19:h Inst. and would
have been Immediately published, but that
felt IT incumbent on me to accompany lts
publication with some remarks-which | have
nut until now had time to prepare My re-
marks will be such as seem to me Justified By
the occasion. They will be dictated by no
spirit Of difrespect toward the President,
pe1fopally OF officially.
: peruEn1 of tie Presidents letter will sat.
lsty Jon that except in single point, the
visit OF the delegation to him failed, for the
stu,ce Of rejoicing to our adEersaries, as It
| will be Of regret to you, and to MI men o1
unconditional loyalty In the country.
Nothing WAS more manifest to the delega'
ton while In Washington, than that the sym.
Eatties Of the unconditional Unionists OF all
the loyal States were enlisted in our behalf
We were recognized as the representatives o1
the true Union party OF Missouri; and Will be
so recognized hereafter By the whole body o.
such Union men as have Just swept ConscrVa
Pernfylyanis, Ohio, and 1owa, and viii Ia due
lime perf:,rm the game glorious work ID othe'
Stats Had nothing more been effected b5
! our visit to the sent Of Gorernmens, this vert
q ca1:e OF preeent cong17tnla1oa, Us 1t VII
to of future advantage.
| pedtent. under all the circumstances, to NEE
the nishes Of those In Missouri. whom, in ou1
, interview with him, he expressly recogotze<
as the party upon which he must mainly rel!
for the support hefe Of hta Administration
!, Jet that ree1hn milton by him may be expected
10 bear fruits In ths future, which will ptoba
! liz compensate for present disappointment
, We gave him an appropriate oppo.tunit,
for eisnityipq that he was In accord With th'
! Radical Union sentiment which is everywher
. rieirg, md will be the controlling force in tn
, elections, State and National, IN 1854 but b
: declined 10 embrace it. This, however, shoul'
bs no encouragement to us. or to any VIII
think With us: The safety Of the coantry
= ip tbat r,aaicalis1n which would strike as th
rebellion with every available means, an
which deems it Indispensable to the over
; throw cf the rebellion to destroy utterly It
= sole cause and Efc-the insfitution Of Slare7s
t The logM people of the land are rapidly ca
. bracipg tha. great truth, and he Who reject
| | or ignofes it will live to see and regret hi
. | mtefske.
= Tbs. the President should have virtual.
a adhered to Governor CANDLES ad nlaistya
q tiop, notwithstanding oar representations
= docs not greatly surprise me-; 7 could no
3 bere Of his Cabinet we're avowcdiy our oppo
y nents, and that their presence In Washinyto
I abides, while necessarily ours could be bu
. transient. Their Influence has doubtless tr
4 nmphed for the time; but 1t Is short live
q the Presidents official term. Before tha
t time the people will haya pronounced the]
]. verdict. In the trial which is to prccsde Il
+ rendition, 1t is your duty. and niue to pei
:. fo.m our parts stc.di1y and maafatly. unrt
n | pressed by present failure, and unawei b
y y of1lcinl opposition, however potent.
!. In connection with the remarks OF the Pres
q ileDt concerning General Schodeld, it Is du
l. to myself and the D. legation, and neces:ar
{, to the truth Of history, that should max
e an explanatory statement. The Prestien: nc
y ices certain charges against Gen. SchDle.t
- which may be thus enumerated:
"a ]. Imbecf1i'y;
- :. That General scho1e1d, on purposs t
= protect the Lawrence murderers, would NO
;. allcm them to be pursued 1nto MtssouEf;
1 @ 80 had o&<}
! withheld protection from loyal people, an
p4.rpoaly facilitated the objects Of the dialoya
r Wlsn I say to you that no such charge
;. we're made, either In the address Of the deli
"a cation, or In the letter cf their Executtv
n Committee. {both Of which have been put
= made by any one IN o1r Interview with u
4 President, you will understand my surpris
# at his reference to them. For myse1f, I fee
i bound In honor to ssy, thus publicly, that
i have no knowledge which would 1ead me t
@ske Or e1srs any + Ct 915e ana E.
~ Executive Committee, and a. tho author {
II the edd1ess Of the former aud the lette. {
a the hitter, felt justified IN u1gin4 agains
~ General Schodeld, am responsible; but ia
n no more. + felt justified In assalling h'
/, Missouri, On the grounds stated, in thoa
e documents; hut not in laying to his charg
: any Ct those threa enumerated points. An
# am unab4e' to SAY with certainty whenc
/, those charges proceeded: Of coufae the
= have noticed them. You Will observe that
!. refers to four documents submitted to him O
= the ;rd Of October. One was the lette. ct th
Executive Committee; tho others were stats
:. .ments made ont By sub committees Of th
:, tricts, and supposed to embody merely reT
# resentations Of the condition Of things !
:, those districts; at least fsthst was tho ohtes