Captain Charles Henry Davis, for distinguished services in conflict with the enemy at Fort Pillow, at Memphis, and for successful operations at other points in the waters of the Mississippi River.

Commander John A. Dahlgren, for distinguished services in the line of his profession, improvements in ordnance, and zealous and efficient labors in the ordnance branch of the service.

Commander Stephen C. Rowan, for distinguished services in the waters of North Carolina, and particularly in the capture of Newbern, being in chief command of the naval forces.

Commander David D. Porter, for distinguished services in the conception and preparation of the means used for the capture of the forts below New Orleans, and for highly meritorious conduct in the management of the mortar flotilla during the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.

Captain Silas H. Stringharn, now on the retired list, for distinguished services in the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark.

Abraham Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR JOHNSON.

War department, July 11, 1862.

Hon.  Andrew Johnson.

My dear sir:—­Yours of yesterday is received.  Do you not, my good friend, perceive that what you ask is simply to put you in command in the West?  I do not suppose you desire this.  You only wish to control in your own localities; but this you must know may derange all other posts.  Can you not, and will you not, have a full conference with General Halleck?  Telegraph him, and meet him at such place as he and you can agree upon.  I telegraph him to meet you and confer fully with you.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL H. W. HALLECK.

War department, July 11, 1862.

Major-general Halleck, Corinth: 

Governor Johnson, at Nashville, is in great trouble and anxiety about a raid into Kentucky.  The governor is a true and valuable man —­indispensable to us in Tennessee.  Will you please get in communication with him, and have a full conference with him before you leave for here?  I have telegraphed him on the subject.

A. Lincoln.

APPEAL TO BORDER-STATE REPRESENTATIVES IN FAVOR OF COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.

July 12, 1862.

Gentlemen:—­After the adjournment of Congress now very near, I shall have no opportunity of seeing you for several months.  Believing that you of the border States hold more power for good than any other equal number of members, I feel it a duty which I cannot justifiably waive to make this appeal to you.  I intend no reproach or complaint when I assure you that, in my opinion, if you all had voted for the resolution in the gradual-emancipation message