Dec 9, 1864
The Secretary of War shall assign to the said commissioners such aid and assistance as may be required for the performance of their duties, and make such just and reasonable allowances and compensation for the said commissioners and for…
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. A member of the Republican Party, he is best known for leading the nation through the Civil War and for his efforts to abolish slavery, notably through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Lincoln's leadership during this tumultuous period helped to preserve the Union and set the stage for the eventual passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States.
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Dec 9, 1864
Said special commissioners shall also investigate and report upon any other matters that may hereafter be directed by the Secretary of War, and shall with all convenient dispatch make report to him in writing of their investigation, and…
Dec 9, 1864
Ordered, first. That Major-General William F. Smith and the Hon. Henry Stanbery be, and they are hereby, appointed special commissioners to investigate and report, for the information of the President, upon the civil and military…
Dec 6, 1864
To the Senate of the United States: In answer to the Senate's resolution of yesterday, requesting information in regard to aid furnished to the rebellion by British subjects, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the…
Dec 5, 1864
We have talked of elections until there is nothing more to say about them.
Dec 5, 1864
We all know where he went in at, but I can't tell where he will come out at.
Dec 5, 1864
It is a source of much satisfaction that the difficulties which for a moment excited some political apprehensions and caused a closing of the interoceanic transit route have been amicably adjusted.
Dec 5, 1864
I will now close by proposing three cheers for Gen. Sherman and the army.
Dec 5, 1864
If Congress should think that proceedings in such cases lack the authority of law, or ought to be further regulated by it, I recommend that provision be made for effectually preventing foreign slave traders from acquiring domicile and…
Dec 5, 1864
Again the blessings of health and abundant harvests claim our profoundest gratitude to Almighty God.
Dec 5, 1864
We could not exaggerate either the commercial or the political importance of that great improvement.
Dec 5, 1864
For myself, I have no doubt of the power and duty of the Executive, under the law of nations, to exclude enemies of the human race from an asylum in the United States.
Dec 5, 1864
I solicit your authority to furnish to the Republic a gunboat at moderate cost, to be reimbursed to the United States by installments.
Dec 5, 1864
I believe I shall never be old enough to speak without embarrassment when I have anything [nothing?] to talk about.
Dec 4, 1864
I most cordially recommend that Lieutenant William B. Cushing, United States Navy, receive a vote of thanks from Congress for his important, gallant, and perilous achievement in destroying the rebel ironclad steamer Albemarle on the night…
Dec 4, 1864
The destruction of so formidable a vessel, which had resisted the continued attacks of a number of our vessels on former occasions, is an important event touching our future naval and military operations, and would reflect honor on any…
Dec 4, 1864
By virtue of the authority contained in the sixth section of the act of 21st April, 1864, which enacts that any officer in the naval service, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be advanced not exceeding thirty numbers in…
Dec 4, 1864
In conformity to the law of July 16, 1862, I most cordially recommend that Captain John A. Winslow, United States Navy, receive a vote of thanks from Congress for the skill and gallantry exhibited by him in the brilliant action, while in…
Dec 4, 1864
This recommendation is specially made in order to comply with the requirements of the ninth section of the aforesaid act.
Dec 2, 1864
If, however, the Secretary of the Navy should ascertain that the steamer is adapted to our service, he is authorized to purchase her.
Dec 2, 1864
It is deemed to comport with the public interest, in view of the unsettled condition of the relations of the United States with that Empire, that the steamer should not be allowed to proceed to Japan.
Dec 2, 1864
The purchase money will be held in trust toward satisfying any valid claims which may be presented by the Japanese on account of the construction of the steamer and the failure to deliver the same, as above set forth.
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