Abraham Lincoln said...

In his own view, however, the two Houses of Congress, convened under the twelfth article of the Constitution, have compl...

I transmit to Congress a copy of two treaties between the United States and Belgium, for the extinguishment of the Schel...

Its observance will be strictly enforced by all officers, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States...

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