Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The treaty with Great Britain for the suppression of the slave trade has been put into operation with a good prospect of complete success.

Second Annual Message

11/30/1862

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I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim to and warn all persons within the contemplation of said sixth sectio...

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that while property may be destroyed for proper military objects, none shall be destroyed in wantonness of malice.

That military commanders within the States of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkans...