On the recordSeptember 21, 1862
the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States and each of the States
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Proclamation 93—Declaring the Objectives of the War Including Emancipation of Slaves in Rebellious States on January 1, 1863
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