Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"all ships and vessels belonging in whole or in part to any citizen or inhabitant of any of said States, with said exceptions, found at sea or in any port of the United States will be forfeited to the ..."

"it is peculiarly fit for us to recognize the hand of God in this terrible visitation."

"that the inestimable boon of civil and religious liberty, earned under His guidance and blessing by the labors and sufferings of our fathers, may be restored in all its original excellence."

"to pray that we may be spared further punishment, though most justly deserved."