Abraham Lincoln said...

But there is a task yet before us---to go forward and consummate by the votes of the States that which Congress so nobly...

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

of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indic...

He disclaims all right of the Executive to interfere in any way in the matter of canvassing or counting electoral votes.