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Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
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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y, of course, appoint only their Re-publican friends as officers of regiments, who, of course, only recruit Republicans. Now this war cannot go on as a party war; you must get Democrats into it, and there are thousands of patriotic Democrats who would go into it if they could see any opportunity to do so on equal terms with the Republicans. Besides, it is not good politics. An election is coming on for Congressmen next year, and if you get all the Republicans sent out as soldiers, and the Democrats not interested, I do not see but you will be beaten. There is meat in that, general. What is your suggestion ? Empower me to raise volunteers and select the officers, and I will go to New England and raise a division of six thousand men in sixty days. If you will give me the powder to select the officers, I shall choose all Democrats. Draw such an order as you want, but dont get me into a scrape with the Governors about the appointment of the officers if you can help it.C) FIRST MONTHS OF THE WAR. 271
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LAST MEETING BETWEEN GENERAL SCOTT, THE CABINET, AND PUESIDENT. The order was drawn and signed. One month later an expedition under General Butler was on its way to New Orleans to take possession of that city. The Union men of Maryland informed the Government that the secession members of the Legislature intended to vote the State out of the Union at an adjourned session. Attorney - general Bates had given an elaborate opinion as to the power of the President to make arbitrary arrests of persons contemplating treason, and also to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. It was the duty of the President to prevent 272 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN the contemplated action. General McClellan was directed to arrest the members. When they meet, read McClellans order to General Banks, •• you will please have everything prepared to arrest the whole party, and be sure that none escape. The order was enforced, the members arrested, their plans over-turned. I believe, said Governor Hicks, that it Scived the St

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