Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Major General John A. Dix, Commanding at New York, Regarding the New York World and New York Journal of Commerce

of Executive Mansion, Sannajo Genil Dix, Commanding at New Yorkic Washington, may 18. the I , 804 Whereas, there has been mickedly and traitorously printedand public this mornings in the "NewYork Mored" and New York "Journal of Commerce", newspapers printed and published in the city of NewYork, -a false and spurious Indelamation, prosporting to be signed by the President and to be countersigned by the Scretting of Date, which Junblication is of treasonable nature, designed to give aid and compost to the Enemies of the United States, and to the rebelsnow at maragainst the Government and their aiders and abethans you are therefore hereby Commanded forthwith to arrest and impresion many fantar Military prison in your Command, the Editons, propristions and publishers of the afor said newspapers, and all such persons as, after public notice has because given of the falschood of said publication princhang/publich the same, with interhto givecis and comfort to the Enemy-and you will hold the person's so arrested. in class they can be brought to trial before a military commission; fer this offense. - your will also take possession by military force. of the printing Establishments.f the "New York wored" and Juniol of Commerce", hold the until Fair and same order, and prevent further Jublication thereform, Asincoln not 9 my dent 12 20pm and 33 Batho ¿A. yo3 Cha exmansion