Abraham Lincoln said...

The Provost-Marshal-General is ordered to make the draft in the respective districts as speedily as the same can be done...

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

The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.

the object of the war being to restore and maintain the blessings of peace and good government, I desire you to help, an...