I recommend that all loyal people do, on receipt of this information, assemble at their places of worship and render special homage and gratitude to Almighty God for this great advancement of the national cause.
Executive Order
Share
More from Abraham Lincoln
I am considering, and shall not fail to act when satisfied that action will be proper.
He said, with a great deal of emphasis, and with an expression of countenance I shall never forget: "When a man is sincerely penitent for his misdeeds, and gives satisfactory evidence of the same, he can safely be pardoned, and there is no…
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.
Other voices in this conversation
