It was approved, and at the earliest moment practicable was applied in the form of a proclamation to the State of North Carolina.

Mr. Stanton does not content himself with assuming that public considerations bearing upon his continuance in office form as fully a rule of action for himself as for the President.

Mr. Stanton holds the position unwillingly.

There was an interval of a week between that date and the order of suspension, during which two Cabinet meetings were held.

The suspension has not been revoked, and the business of the War Department is conducted by the Secretary ad interim.

Thus far and upon this vital policy there was perfect accord between the Cabinet and myself.

To the Senate of the United States: I transmit to the Senate, in answer to their resolution of the 25th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers.

It can not be legally accepted by the executive government without the advice and consent of the Senate.

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the papers accompanying it.

I transmit to the Senate, in answer to their resolution of the 26th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers.

It is clear to my apprehension that the States lately in rebellion are still members of the National Union.

Business in the South is paralyzed by a sense of general insecurity, by the terror of confiscation, and the dread of Negro supremacy.

The great interests of the country require immediate relief from these enactments.

To me the process of restoration seems perfectly plain and simple.

How far the duty of the President 'to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution' requires him to go in opposing an unconstitutional act of Congress is a very serious and important question.

On the contrary, candor compels me to declare that at this time there is no Union as our fathers understood the term, and as they meant it to be understood by us.

A trust artificially created, not for its own sake, but solely as a means of promoting the general welfare, its influence for good must necessarily depend upon the elevated character and true allegiance of the elector.

The great difference between the two races in physical, mental, and moral characteristics will prevent an amalgamation or fusion of them together in one homogeneous mass.