If the proposition contained in the resolution does not meet the approval of Congress and the country, there is the end; but if it does command such approval, I deem it of importance that the States and people immediately interested should be at once distinctly notified of the fact.
Message to Congress Recommending Compensated Emancipation
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Say to the gentlemen I will meet them personally at Fortress Monroe as soon as I can get there.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
To the Senate of the United States:In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, with the accompanying General Orders, No. 23, issued by Major-General Banks at…
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