Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

PRIVATE
J. Medill, Esq Springfield,
My dear Sir Sep. 4. 1860

Yours of Aug. 30th. for some cause, only reached me last night. As to Pennsylvania, I have a letter from Gen. Cameron,2Open page dated Aug. 29th. in which, among other things, he says:

``You may as well be getting your inaugeral address ready, so as to have plenty time to make it short. If possible we are daily becoming stronger in Pennsylvania, and in New-Jersey all is right.''

Last night, just as I had read your letter, Mr. David Taggart called upon me. He is a very intelligent gentleman, lately was Speaker of the Penn. Senate, and is now upon our electoral ticket, and residing at Northumberland. He left home Thursday the 30th.; and he is very confident that Penn. is abun[dan]tly safe, both for Curtin3Open page in Oct--- & the National ticket in Novr. This from Cameron & Taggart, constitute[s] my latest news from Penn.

I am more annoyed by what you write me of Maine. Long ago I had heard about danger of two members of congress there; but at least six weeks since Mr. Hamlin4Open page wrote me ``all is safe in New-England['']; and very recently Mr. Fogg5Open page of N.H. wrote from N. York saying: ``We are having a desperate fight in Maine; but it will end in a splendid triumph for us.'' He had just come from Maine.

What you say about the Northern 30 counties of Illinois pleases me. Keep good your promise that they will give as much majority as they did for Fremont, and we will let you off. We can not be beaten, nor even hard run, in the state, if that holds true. Yours as ever A. LINCOLN.