Life and works of Abraham Lincoln . Supposing it wasyour duty to your constituents to attend to thesematters, I think you acted with entire good faithand fidelity to them. Yours truly, A. Lincoln. War Department, Washington, D. C, September 5, Joseph Segar, Fort Monroe, Va.:I have just seen your dispatch to the Sec-retary of War, who is absent. I also send adispatch from Major Hayner of the 3d showingthat he had notice of my order, and stating thatthe people were jubilant over it, as a victory overthe Government extorted by fear, and that he hadalready collected about [^]4,000 of the
Life and works of Abraham Lincoln . Supposing it wasyour duty to your constituents to attend to thesematters, I think you acted with entire good faithand fidelity to them. Yours truly, A. Lincoln. War Department, Washington, D. C, September 5, Joseph Segar, Fort Monroe, Va.:I have just seen your dispatch to the Sec-retary of War, who is absent. I also send adispatch from Major Hayner of the 3d showingthat he had notice of my order, and stating thatthe people were jubilant over it, as a victory overthe Government extorted by fear, and that he hadalready collected about [^]4,000 of the he has proceeded since I shall hold him account-able for his contumacy. On the contrary, no dol-lar shall be refunded by my order until it shallappear that my act in the case has been acceptedin the right spirit. A. Lincoln. Seward, William H. Springfield, Illinois, December 8, dear Sir: With your permission I shall atthe proper time nominate you to the Senate forconfirmation as Secretary of State for the United. WILLIAM H. SEWARD SEWARD, WILLIAM H. 115 States. Please let me hear from you at yourown earliest convenience. Your friend and obedient servant, A. Lincoln. [Private and Coniidential.] Springfield, Illinois, December 8, i860. My dear Sir: In addition to the accompanyingand more formal note inviting you to take chargeof the State Department, I deem it proper toaddress you this. Rumors have got into theneWvSpapers to the effect that the departmentnamed above would be tendered you as a com-pliment, and with the expectation that you woulddecline it. I beg you to be assured that I havesaid nothing to justify these rumors. On thecontrary, it has been my purpose, from theday of the nomination at Chicago, to assign you,by your leave, this place in the have delayed so long to communicate that pur-pose in deference to what appeared to me aproper caution in the case. Nothing has beendeveloped to change my view in the premises; andI now offer you
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