I may add at this point that while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation or by any of the acts of Congress.
Lincoln asserts his commitment to the Emancipation Proclamation and the freedom of those it liberated.
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