"The Army and Navy cooperate in an immediate effort to capture the enemy's batteries upon the Potomac between Washington and the Chesapeake Bay."
"The forces left for the defense of Washington will be placed in command of Brigadier-General James S. Wadsworth, who shall also be military governor of the District of Columbia."
"Third Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General S. P. Heintzelman."
"Second Corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier-General E. V. Sumner."
"A fifth army corps, to be commanded by Major-General N. P. Banks, will be formed from his own and General Shields's (late General Lander's) divisions."
"That .this order be executed with such promptness and dispatch as not to delay the commencement of the operations already directed to be undertaken by the Army of the Potomac."
"I transmit herewith, for the constitutional action of the Senate thereon, a treaty concluded at Paola, Kans., on the 18th day of August."
"I say 'initiation' because, in my judgment, gradual and not sudden emancipation is better for all."
"In the mere financial or pecuniary view any member of Congress with the census tables and Treasury reports before him can readily see for himself how very soon the current expenditures of this war wou..."
"The United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid."
"If the proposition contained in the resolution does not meet the approval of Congress and the country, there is the end; but if it does command such approval, I deem it of importance that the States a..."
"In the annual message last December I thought fit to say 'the Union must be preserved, and hence all indispensable means must be employed.'"
"War has been made and continues to be an indispensable means to this end."
"I earnestly beg the attention of Congress and the people to the subject."
"I submit to the Senate, for its consideration, a copy of a message addressed to that body by my immediate predecessor on the 12th February, 1861, relating to the award made by the joint commission und..."
"As the 'journal' is an original document, pertaining to the archives of the Department of State, it is proper, when the Senate shall have arrived at a conclusion on the subject, that the volume be ret..."
"The United States have no enmities, animosities, or rivalries, and no interests which conflict with the welfare, safety, and rights or interests of any other nation."
"But while the United States are thus a friend to all other nations, they do not seek to conceal the fact that they cherish especial sentiments of friendship for, and sympathies with, those who, like t..."
