Abraham Lincoln said...

He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty.

Now, in order to determine all controversies in respect thereto and to avoid any delay in filling up the armies, it is o...

But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated.

He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.