"The national thanks are tendered by the President to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Canby for the skill and harmony with which the recent operations in Mobile Harbor and against Fort Powell, Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan were planned and carried into execution;"
"The Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy will issue the necessary directions in their respective Departments for the execution of this order."
"Any person or persons engaged in bringing out cotton, in strict conformity with authority given by W. P. Fessenden, Secretary of the United States Treasury, must not be hindered by the War, Navy, or a..."
"I present you sincere thanks for myself and the country."
"The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel."
"I beg you to remember this, not merely for my sake, but for yours."
"I almost always feel inclined, when I say anything to soldiers, to impress upon them, in a few brief remarks, the importance of success in this contest."
"I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country."
"We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man."
"It is fair that each man shall pay taxes in exact proportion to the value of his property; but if we should wait, before collecting a tax, to adjust the taxes upon each man in exact proportion with ev..."
"There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one."