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This last proposition. however. for t1tisfactor,
rcasone, which have arisen since 11ett Washington
he carried out 10 Fooa as The Causes for temporary
delay are removed.
1t u Eonrce Of qualification to me 10 add, tha
the President aud see1etsg OF War manifested III
Of Kentucky every favor which, under the sxistin.
laWe, could reatQnahly be demanded; and express
ed the most earnest sympathy for them. and de
sire to avert, 90 far IS nay be, tho recurrence 0
those ca]amitics to which, as border State, the,
N''@ ' *' R Tgos. I. BnAx1zr1z.
IErTn FEoN PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Il appears pertinent to append to the foregolns
correspondence the annexed letter from Fresidcul
liIco'n. The circumstances which ellcsted iroz
the President the letter, are understand then
about as follows: The acutos Of tho Common
Cor Bra,nlcttc. and Hon Archie Dixon, on thal,
recent visit to Washington, aod to the Ex. crtfye
Mansion, when they lad interviews with the Presi
AT the close OF the interview between President
Lincoln and GOV. Rramlr,te and Senator Dixon,
the President pleasantly remarked, as the o,hei
hcnsive tnxt Acntucsiaps felt ulk;nGly toward
him. in consequence Of co+ properly understand.
ing tue difficulties bJ which he vas Surrounded, IN
wonld e1pl.tn to the gentlemen kome OF thvse dir
Gcu tics. II they felt inclined TO hes. him. viii
linGntfE was At once manifested and the PtefiSapt
explained to them the difficulties which he had
On eubeequent occasion, in conversation with
1t: Lincoln oiocel Hodges remarked that he was
ssIis,led that u President vas greals misunder
that be would e1estly oblige him If he would write
ont the remarks made to Govc-no. Dsanlctte aud
senator Dixon, in order that with the Presfdent'a
Rst@'!:isa, tesS Hl1s b eaae!shsd II TIE @ G2m.
h;r% ID n9t thsy would ss1ao,e much = u prc3a's a
sident in Kentucky. %@14osl 'he Pre-
a, The rseti!en, tyok tht mstter into Considers.
received he following, whch Vt ,Ton lee eoamenj
to the deliberate considcratior-oi our patriotic
people OF KeutucEy:
EXECUTIVE Maxs,cS.
Washington, April 4. 1861.
4: @. Nodg<.' EsQ., FTankyors, Kentucky:
MT DEAR Sln-Iou AK the to put in writing the
substance Of whni verbally said, th: other dir IN
{our presence, to Governor BEamletse ana senator
lar, naturally anu-s;avcry. II slavery Is no.
when did not % ihlaE a2d fec.- Aud yet, hare
on me IN unrestricted right to act .otcially upon
this Judgment aud feeling. II ras In the osth
took, that wonla to the bet 9! ny ability. pre-
ur:tcd statef: IcoEld not talse tie oilce Without
taxing the oath. Nor wnP It my view that might
iaEe an cath to get poucr, and break the oath In
using ths peweE understood. 100, that u ordi.
me to practically indulge IN prfm.rT, abstract
Judgment on the moral question of slavery. had
publicly declared this 1naay times, and in many
Ways; AID ! aver that, TO tlis d.y :. have done
no othel:l act In mere Difference to my abstract
jEd.meat and feeling on slavery.
Cd understand. however. thst my osth to pre-
serve The Constitution to the bcst OF my ability
imposed Upon me the dutr Of preserving, By cTery
Indispensable means. that Govetnmeut-thet M.
ion, cf which tli1t Constitution was the oryanit
;reSclre the Cunet1tutione
B5 general 1nw life md limb must he prote e:ted
xct oHcE limb must be ampntared to savc 8
hrf a 10 $ur VT
felt that measures, otherwise unconstitutional
might become lawful, by hecouliny inliep p-neaile
to the prcserrn,Ion cf the constitution, through
assr:mcd this ground. and now avow 1t. / could
pGt feel, that to tic beet Of my ability had even
tried to Fresc7re the Constitution, IT, to save sl4s-
err. Gr any minor matter. should permit the
wreck f'f Government, country and CONSTRUCTION,
When, early In the vnr, Gen. Fremont attempt,
d Eall's,y emmciration I forbade It, bccaase
Ehcn. little Inter- Cen Cameron. then Secretary
Of War, .enrccsted the nrmin. Of tho blacks. o.
je,ted; besarse dig not yet tbnk it an indls2en-
attempted military emancipation. again forbade
It; bec:ree Cid rot get think the indisp p.aeable
earnest and successive a;pcsls to the border States
to ,aFor compensated emancipation, belioFed the
indl.rcnsshlc necessity 70. military emancipation
and srairs the a.arAs wonld come. unless avcr:ed
by ,lat u'easure. They declined the propo=l,ioa !;
alid was, in my best judgment, driven to the al
tcI1a-tiye, Of either surrtadcrins the Union, una
ri1h IT, the Constitution or Of laying fttoos
tue latter: IN choosing it, 1 hop=d for
Ere9.cr Gasn thaa loss; but OF this ras not
entirely confident: Iore than a year OF trial now
shows no LOGS ~ It. in CUR foreign relations oae
IN our home popular Feoti.ncot; none in cur wh;tc
military fnrce-uo loss by 1t, my how, o. any
where On Inc contrary, it shows gain Of
quite 1.0 G0 toldlerr, ec.Hcn ond 1a5orcrs, These
pa!pable fact-. ahort which, factR there can
be TO cari]!nr: VIC hare the men, and We could
not have had them without the measure
Aud now. 1rt any rn.on Insn, who complains
OF the mcasurr, test himself By writing down in
one line, that he Is for sab1usny the rebellion by
force OF nrs and In the next that he Is for taking
there 1s0, on men from the Union side and placing
shcm where they would he, hut for The mcasure he
condemns. II he cAn not face h!E cause 50 etated,
1t Il only because he can not foce tbs truth.
add word. which WIS not in the verbal con.
ycraatIor. In telling this tale, attempt no com
ptimcnt to my oEn easacaty. I Claim not to h,ve
controlled cvcEt+ hut confess plainly that cvents
hare controlled me. Nos, Mt the end Of Tires
.sa1s struggle, the nat1on'e condition is not That
either party Or any u,an deyised o. e7pee.od. God
clone, can c1nim II. Whittier it is tending seems
pain. II God now Wills tac removal Of Cre3t
wrong, and wills elso that VIC Of the North, n well
zp Won of the South, shall pRy fairly for or co7l
,,licity In that wrong, impartial history viii and
therein new chuacs to attest and revere the jnstice
ard goodness Of God.
tOpfS truly. H. LINCOLN.