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Mr. Coxe's appt was considered by the president and though he wanted to gratify your wish, members of the cabinet were against it so he decided against the appointment; great anxiety about Charleston, Port Hudson, Vicksburgh and across the water
Date
3-9-1863
Keywords
letter, McIlvaine, Chase, Coxe
Recommended Citation
Chase, Salmon P., "Letter from S. P. Chase to McIlvaine" (1863). Charles Pettit McIlvaine Letters. 308.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mcilvaine_letters/308
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Mr. Chase
March 9, 1863
My dear Bishop,
Your telegram and letter were duly received. Mr. Coxe’s appointment has been already considered by the President on the recommendation of some excellent citizens, and he had decided against it; mainly on the point of his very unfortunate action in the matter of the Habeas Corpus. The Court before which it was brought [?] to [?] was really unfriendly to the [?]; if the applicant had been successful a serious collision might have then ensued and the army disorganized; and the act therefore was [?] [diplomacy?] as it all could be. At any [?] the President overlooked it before; but now the exception of most of the members of the cabinet against the appointment was very strong & though his wish to gratify you was strong also, he felt he could not.
We are looking with great anxiety to Charleston; Port Hudson; to Vicksburg; and across the water; hoping the best.
May God graciously fulfill the hope and save our country.
Yours faithfully,
S.P. Chase