Executive Mansion,
Hon. Isaac N. Arnold: Washington, May 27, 1864.
Hon. Isaac N. Arnold: Washington, May 27, 1864.
My Dear Sir: I hear you are assailed for your action in regard to General Burnside's order suppressing the Chicago Times. All
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
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- Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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you did was to send me two dispatches. In the first you jointly with Senator Trumbull, very properly asked my serious and prompt consideration, for a petition of some of your constituents, praying for a revocation of the order. In the second you said you did not in the first dispatch intend to express an opinion that the order should be abrogated. This2Open page is absolutely all that ever came to me from you on the subject. I am far from certain to-day that the resolution [revocation]3Open page was not right, and I am very sure the small part you took in it is no proper ground to disparage your judgment, much less to impugn your motives.
Your devotion to the Union and the Administration cannot be questioned by an sincere man. Yours truly,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.