March 8, 1863
New York political boss Thurlow Weed writes President Lincoln to urge that General Benjamin F. Butler replace Nathaniel Banks as commander of Louisiana: “ Things do not prosper at New-Orleans. Very well informed persons write me that Gen Butler is wanted there.
There is a more healthful and hopeful re-action in the public mind, but it needs encouragement, or the Conscription Act cannot be made effective. Democrats will prefer Party to Country if Abolition is thrust forward is a reason for Prosecuting the War. The President is not strong enough to shoulder that burthen.
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War 
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