"A nation which endures factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad."
"If it were just to suppose, as the insurgents have seemed to assume, that foreign nations in this case, discarding all moral, social, and treaty obligations, would act solely and selfishly for the mos..."
"It is gratifying to know that the expenditures made necessary by the rebellion are not beyond the resources of the loyal people."
"I invite your attention to the correspondence between Her Britannic Majesty's minister accredited to this Government and the Secretary of State."
"The war continues."
"We should not be in haste to determine that radical and extreme measures, which may reach the loyal as well as the disloyal, are indispensable."
"Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."
"The struggle of to-day is not altogether for to-day; it is for a vast future also."
"I venture to hope it will appear that we have practiced prudence and liberality toward foreign powers, averting causes of irritation and with firmness maintaining our own rights and honor."
"If any good reason exists why we should persevere longer in withholding our recognition of the independence and sovereignty of Hayti and Liberia, I am unable to discern it."
"I therefore recommend, as a military measure, that Congress provide for the construction of such road as speedily as possible."
"The revenue from all sources, including loans, for the financial year ending on the 30th of June, 1861, was $86,835,900.27."