Abraham Lincoln said...

The Provost-Marshal-General is ordered to make the draft in the respective districts as speedily as the same can be done...

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

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

the object of the war being to restore and maintain the blessings of peace and good government, I desire you to help, an...