I am especially gratified that the soldier and seaman were not forgotten by the convention, as they forever must and will be remembered by the grateful country for whose salvation they devote their lives.
Letter Accepting the Presidential Nomination
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The Department buildings will be illuminated on the night of Washington's birthday, in honor of the recent triumphs of the Union.
He has gone in again at Savannah, and I propose three cheers for his coming out gloriously.
Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan, is our duty.
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