UNITED STATES. 





elaverv men were resolved to control the Gov- 

 ernment and wield it to their purposes, and by 

 them the pressure was made to achieve their 

 object. The answer of the delegates presents 

 the various views relative to this point. They 

 say : 



How can we, by conceding what you now- ask, re- 

 lieve you and the" country from the increasing pres- 

 sure to Which you refer? We will not allow ourselves 

 to think that "the proposition is, that we consent to 

 give up slavery, to the end that the Hunter proclama- 

 tion may be let loose on the Southern people, for it is 

 too well known that we would not be parties to any 

 such measure, and we have too much respect for you 

 to imagine you would propose it. Can it mean that 

 bv sacrificing our interest in slavery we appease the 

 spirit that controls that pressure, cause it to be with- 

 drawn, and rid the country of the pestilent agitation 

 of the slavery question ? We are forbidden so to 

 thiuk, for thai spirit would not be satisfied with the 

 liberation of seven hundred thousand slaves, and 

 cease its agitation, while three millions remain in 

 bondage. Can it mean that by abandoning slavery in 

 our States, we are removing the pressure from you 

 and the country, by preparing for a separation on the 

 line of the cotton" States ? We are forbidden so to 

 think, because it is known that we are, and we believe 

 that you are, unalterably opposed to any division at 

 all. "We would prefer to think that you desire this 

 concession as a pledge of our support, and thus enable 

 you to withstand a pressure which weighs heavily on 

 you and the country. Mr. President, no such sacrifice 

 is necessary to secure our support. Confine yourself 

 to your constitutional authority ; confine your subor- 

 dinates within the same limits ; conduct this war 

 solely for the purpose of restoring the Constitution to 

 its legitimate authority ; concede to each State and its 

 loyal citizens their just rights, and we are wedded to 

 you by indissoluble ties. 



Such were the views entertained of the 

 policy of the Government by those who sus- 

 tained it in the conduct of the war, but who 

 were opposed to its political and anti-slavery 

 principles. (See PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.) 



This measure of emancipation with compen- 

 sation soon proved a failure. Kentucky re- 

 fused to act upon it. Maryland gave it no 

 heed. Missouri was disposed to adopt it, but 

 Congress expired without making any appro- 

 priation for the purpose. The next Congress 

 will be less disposed to approve it than the 

 last, as many of the States have protested 

 against being taxed for any such purpose. 



Bills were passed by Congress and approved 

 by the Executive to open diplomatic relations 

 with Hayti and Liberia. All the other meas- 

 ures of the same character at this session were 

 likewise approved. At the same time military 

 governors had been appointed in North Caro- 

 lina. Tennessee, and Louisiana, on the principle 

 that the State still lived and was a part of the 

 Union, while some of its citizens were in a 

 condition of hostility to the Federal Govern- 

 ment. It was the duty of the governors to 

 protect those loyal to the Constitution, who 

 were considered as composing the State. 



Near the 1st of July the following singular 

 method was adopted to furnish the Govern- 

 ment with new levies of troops. A letter was 

 drawn up by the Governor of New York, with 

 the concurrence of one or two others, and copies 



sent to all the governors of the Federal States 

 for their signatures. It was ii' the 



President, and suggested that he had better 

 call more troops into the field. The President 

 replied, saying that he thought so too. Tho 

 correspondence was as follows: 



To the President : The undersigned, gorernors 

 of States of the Union, in. .ill the be- 



lief that the citizens of the States which they re- 

 spectively represent are of one accord in the hearty 

 desire that the recent successes of the Federal arms 

 may be followed up by measures which must ensure the 

 speedy restoration of the Union, and believing that in 

 view "of the important military movements now in 

 progress, and the reduced condition of our effective 

 forces in the field, resulting from the usual and un- 

 avoidable casualties of the service, that the time has 

 arrived for prompt and vigorous measures to be 

 adopted by the people in support of the great inter- 

 ests committed to your charge, we respectfully request, 

 if it meets with your entire approval, that you at once 

 call upon the several States for such number of men 

 as may be required to fill up all the military organiza- 

 tions now in the field, and add to the armies hereto- 

 fore organized such additional number of men as may, 

 in your judgment, be necessary to garrison and hold 

 all "the numerous cities and military positions that 

 have been captured by our armies, and to speedily 

 crush the rebellion that still exists in several of the 

 Southern States, thus practically restoring to the civi- 

 lized world our great and good Government All be- 

 lieve that the decisive moment is near at hand, and to 

 that end the people of the United States are desirous 

 to aid promptly in furnishing all reinforcements that 

 you may deem needful to sustain our Government. 

 " ISRAEL WASHBCRNE, Jr., Gov. of Maine. 



X. S. BERRY, Gov. of New Hampshire. 



FREDERICK HOLBROOK, Gov. of Vermont. 



WM. A. BUCKINGHAM, Gov. of Connecticut. 



E. D. MORGAN, Gov. of New York. 

 CHAS. S. OLDEN, Gov. of New Jersey. 

 A. G. CURTIN, GOT. of Pennsylvania. 

 A. W. BRADFORD, Gov. of Maryland. 



F. H. PIERPONT, Gov. of Virginia. 

 AUSTIN BLAIR, Gov. of Michigan. 



J. B. TEMPLE, Pres. Mil. Board of Kentucky. 



ANDREW JOHNSON, Gov. of Tennessee. 



H. R. GAMBLE, Gov. of Missouri. 



C. P. MORTON, Gov. of Indiana. 



DAVID TOD, Gov. of Ohio. 



ALEXANDER RAMSET, Gov. of Minnesota. 



RICHARD YATES, Gov. of Illinois. 



EDWARD SALOMON, Gov. of Wisconsin. 



EEPLT QF THE PRESIDENT. 

 EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 1. Gentle- 

 men : Fully concurring in the wisdom of the views 

 expressed to me in so patriotic a manner by you in 

 the communication of the 2th day of June, I have de- 

 cided to call into the service an additional force of 

 three hundred thousand men. I suggest and recom- 

 mend that the troops should be chiefly of infantry. 



The quota of your State would be . I trust that 



they may be enrolled without delay, so as to bring this 

 unnecessary and injurious civil war to a speedy and 

 satisfactory conclusion. An order fixing the quota, of 

 the respective States will be issued by the \N ar De- 

 partment to-morrow. 



(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 



This was the first call for three hundred 

 thousand men. 



In August charges were made against the 

 President in the name of " twenty millions of 

 people," in the most radical anti-slavery press, 

 stating " that a great proportion of those who 

 triumphed in his election arc sorely disappoint- 

 ed and deeply pained by the policy he seems 



