obliged to begin draft, 195;
insists upon its execution, 196, 197;
his letter to Illinois Union Convention, 201-207;
shows necessity of war, 202;
impossibility of compromise, 203;
justifies emancipation, 203-206;
points to successes, 206, 207;
really controls government autocratically, 208, 209;
able to, because supported by people, 208;
gains military experience, 210;