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it would not injure the service in your army； or incommode you。 What
say you？
A。 LINCOLN。
TO SECRETARY SEWARD。
WASHINGTON； Match 15； 1863。
I am very glad of your note saying 〃recent despatches from him are
able； judicious； and loyal；〃 and that if I agree； we will leave him
there。 I am glad to agree； so long as the public interest does not
seem to require his removal。
TELEGRAM TO J。 O。 MORTON。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
March 16； 1863。
HON。 J。 O。 MORTON； Joliet； Ill。：
William Chumasero is proposed for provost…marshal of your district。
What think you of it？ I understand he is a good man。
A。 LINCOLN。
GRANT'S EXCLUSION OF A NEWSPAPER REPORTER
REVOCATION OF SENTENCE OF T。 W。 KNOX。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
March 20； 1863。
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN：Whereas； it appears to my satisfaction that
Thomas W。 Knox； a correspondent of the New York Herald； has been by
the sentence of a court…martial excluded from the military department
under command of Major…General Grant； and also that General Thayer；
president of the court…martial which rendered the sentence； and
Major…General McClernand； in command of a corps of that department；
and many other respectable persons； are of opinion that Mr。 Knox's
offense was technical rather than wilfully wrong； and that the
sentence should be revoked： now； therefore； said sentence is hereby
so far revoked as to allow Mr。 Knox to return to General Grant's
headquarters； and to remain if General Grant shall give his express
assent； and to again leave the department if General Grant shall
refuse such assent。
A。 LINCOLN。
TO BENJAMIN GRATZ。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
March 25；1863。
Mr。 BENJAMIN GRATZ； Lexington； Ky。：
Show this to whom it may concern as your authority for allowing Mrs。
Selby to remain at your house； so long as you choose to be
responsible for what she may do。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL ROSECRANS。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； March 25； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL ROSECRANS； Murfreesborough； Tenn。：
Your dispatches about General Davis and General Mitchell are
received。 General Davis' case is not particular； being simply one of
a great many recommended and not nominated because they would
transcend the number allowed by law。 General Mitchell （was）
nominated and rejected by the Senate and I do not think it proper for
me to renominate him without a change of circumstances such as the
performance of additional service； or an expressed change of purpose
on the part of at least some senators who opposed him。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL S。 A。 HURLBUT。
WASHINGTON； March 25； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL HURLBUT； Memphis：
What news have you？ What from Vicksburg？ What from Yazoo Pass？
What from Lake Providence？ What generally？
A。 LINCOLN。
QUESTION OF RAISING NEGRO TROOPS
TO GOVERNOR JOHNSON。
（Private。）
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON
March 26； 1863。
HON。 ANDREW JOHNSON。
MY DEAR SIR：I am told you have at least thought of raising a negro
military force。 In my opinion the country now needs no specific
thing so much as some man of your ability and position to go to this
work。 When I speak of your position； I mean that of an eminent
citizen of a slave State and himself a slaveholder。 The colored
population is the great available and yet unavailed of force for
restoring the Union。 The bare sight of fifty thousand armed and
drilled black soldiers upon the banks of the Mississippi would end
the rebellion at once； and who doubts that we can present that sight
if we but take hold in earnest？ If you have been thinking of it；
please do not dismiss the thought。
Yours very truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
PROCLAMATION APPOINTING A NATIONAL FAST…DAY。
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：
A Proclamation。
March 30； 1863。
Whereas the Senate of the United States； devoutly recognizing the
supreme authority and just government of Almighty God in all the
affairs of men and of nations； has by a resolution requested the
President to designate and set apart a day for national prayer and
humiliation：
And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as men to own their
dependence upon the overruling power of God； to confess their sins
and transgressions in humble sorrow； yet with assured hope that
genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon； and to recognize
the sublime truth； announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all
history； that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord：
And insomuch as we know that by His divine law nations； like
individuals； are subjected to punishments and chastisements in this
world； may we not justly fear that the awful calamity of civil war
which now desolates the land may be but a punishment inflicted upon
us for our presumptuous sins； to the needful end of our national
reformation as a whole people？ We have been the recipients of the
choicest bounties of Heaven。 We have been preserved； these many
years； in peace and prosperity。 We have grown in numbers； wealth；
and power as no other nation has ever grown； but we have forgotten
God。 We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace；
and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us； and we have vainly
imagined； in the deceitfulness of our hearts； that all these
blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our
own。 Intoxicated with unbroken success； we have become too self…
sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace；
too proud to pray to the God that made us：
It behooves us； then； to humble ourselves before the offended Power；
to confess our national sins； and to pray for clemency and
forgiveness：
Now； therefore； in compliance with the request； and fully concurring
in the views； of the Senate； I do by this my proclamation designate
and set apart Thursday； the 30th day of April； 1863； as a day of
national humiliation； fasting； and prayer。 And I do hereby request
all the people to abstain on that day from their ordinary secular
pursuits； and to unite at their several places of public worship and
their respective homes in keeping the day holy to the Lord； and
devoted to the humble discharge of the religious duties proper to
that solemn occasion。 All this being done in sincerity and truth；
let us then rest humbly in the hope； authorized by the divine
teachings； that the united cry of the nation will be heard on high；
and answered with blessings no less than the pardon of our national
sins； and the restoration of our now divided and suffering country to
its former happy condition of unity and peace。
In witness whereof； I have hereunto set my hand； and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed。
Done at the city of Wash