Abraham Lincoln: “a full pardon is hereby granted to them and each of them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to…”

He said, with a great deal of emphasis, and with an expression of countenance I shall never forget: "When a man is sincerely penitent for his misdeeds, and gives satisfactory evidence of the same, he can safely be pardoned, and there is no…

Fourth. That the naval forces at Charleston and their commander on that station be invited to participate in the ceremonies of the occasion.

All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war.

I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others.