Abraham Lincoln actually said...

But there is a task yet before us---to go forward and consummate by the votes of the States that which Congress so nobly began yesterday.

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

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of War, covering papers bearing on the arrest and imprisonment of Colonel Richard T. ...

Ordered, That no clearances for the exportation of hay from the United States be granted until further orders, unless the same shall have be...