Abraham Lincoln said...

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of...

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 15th ultimo requesting information concerning an arrangement limi...

He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty.

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