Abraham Lincoln said...

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it...

of which all who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice

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

I transmit herewith the report of the Secretary of War, which, with my permission, has been delayed until the present ti...