Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do hereby, in pursuance of the act of Congress aforesaid, declare and proclaim that the said act shall take effect and be in force from and after sixty days from the date hereof.
Proclamation 100—Admitting West Virginia Into the Union
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Fourth. That the naval forces at Charleston and their commander on that station be invited to participate in the ceremonies of the occasion.
To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan, is our duty.
Or, if one out of four will, for his own freedom fight to keep the other three in slavery, he ought to be a slave for his selfish meanness.
I am considering, and shall not fail to act when satisfied that action will be proper.
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