Cabinet meeting on subject of colonization. Donald, Chase Diaries, 160.

Lincoln sends congratulations to Emperor Alexander II of Russia on birth of nephew. Abraham Lincoln to Alexander II, 26 September 1862, CW, 5:440.

Receives by invitation delegation of 12 loyal governors from Altoona Conference and replies briefly to address of Governor John Andrew (Mass.). Reply to Delegation of Loyal Governors, 26 September 1862, CW, 5:441; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 26 September 1862, 2d ed., 2:5.

Sec. Chase confers with President and gets his opinion of Gen. McClernand. Official Records—Armies 494.

In answer to question, "Why was not the rebel army bagged immediately after the battle near Sharpsburg?" Maj. John J. Key is reported to have said, "The object is that neither army shall get much advantage of the other; that both shall be kept in the field till they are exhausted, when we will make a compromise and save slavery." President asks Maj. Key to prove within 24 hours that he did not make answer as reported. Record of Dismissal of John J. Key, 26-27 September 1862, CW, 5:442-43.