Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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He disclaims all right of the Executive to interfere in any way in the matter of canvassing or counting electoral votes.
The pending call is not for three hundred thousand men subject to fair credits, but is for three hundred thousand remain...
He wished the reunion of all the States perfected and so effected as to remove all causes of disturbance in the future;
It is impossible to concede what Vermont asks without coming out short of three hundred thousand men, or making other lo...