Abraham Lincoln said...

of which all who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, have considered it to be my duty to issue this my proclamation, decl...

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

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and d...