03/05/1864
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"Whereas by my proclamation of the 19th of April, 1861, it was declared that the ports of certain States, including those of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, Fernandina and Pensacola, in the State of..."
"By order of the President of the United States"
"It has demonstrated that a people's government can sustain a national election, in the midst of a great civil war."
"It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the liberties of its people, can be strong enough to maintain its own existence, in great emergencies."