Special Message
06/25/1862
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of which all who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice
The expediency of any legislation on the subject is submitted for your consideration.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Complaint is made to me, by Vermont, that the assignment of her quota for the draft on the pending call is intrinsically...