Abraham Lincoln said...

Second. That the flag, when raised, be saluted by one hundred guns from Fort Sumter and by a national salute from every ...

of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indic...

but whereas information has recently been received which affords reasonable grounds to expect that Her Britannic Majesty...

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