I submit to Congress the expediency of extending to other Departments of the Government the authority conferred on the President by the eigh...
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considera...
I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are and henceforward shall be free,
And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defense;
And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to...
all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United S...
To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit, for the consideration of Congress, a report from the Secretary of State on the subje...
In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You ...
The attempt was not an error, nor the failure other than accident.
I tender to you, officers and soldiers, the thanks of the nation.
The courage with which you, in an open field, maintained the contest against an intrenched foe, shows that you possess all the qualities of ...
The courage with which you in an open field maintained the contest against an intrenched foe and the consummate skill and success with which...
I transmit a copy of a dispatch to the Secretary of State from Mr. Adams, United States minister at London, and of the correspondence to whi...
The nomination of Captain Glendy is accordingly withdrawn.
It is due to this officer to state that at the period of the passage of the law of December, 1861, he was and still is absent on duty on a f...
If they or any of them shall be by Congress disposed of in reward or compliment of military service, I think General Butler is entitled to t...
I have in my possession three valuable swords, formerly the property of General David E. Twiggs, which I now place at the disposal of Congre...
I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Liberia,...
