Abraham Lincoln said...

I recommend an appropriation to carry into effect the provisions thereof relative to the payment of the proportion of th...

He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.

He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty.

With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the...