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�as well as the military affairs of our State, and, I am well aware, appreciates the importance of sustaining[?] our Institutions of Learning. You will therefore be able to decide where my influence is most needed.

    But, I fear, this war, so costly of blood and treasure, will not cease until the men of the North are willing to leave good positions, and sacrifice the dearest personal interests, to rescue our Country from Desolation, and defend the National Existence against treachery at home and jeadondy[? -- unclear] abroad. This war must be ended, with a swift and strong hand; and every man ought to com forward and ask to be placed at his proper post.