"It is gratifying to know that the expenditures made necessary by the rebellion are not beyond the resources of the loyal people."
"I repeat the recommendation of my predecessor in his annual message to Congress in December last in regard to the disposition of the surplus."
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the..."
"I therefore recommend, as a military measure, that Congress provide for the construction of such road as speedily as possible."
"We should not be in haste to determine that radical and extreme measures, which may reach the loyal as well as the disloyal, are indispensable."
"A nation which endures factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad."
"The war continues."
"The revenue from all sources, including loans, for the financial year ending on the 30th of June, 1861, was $86,835,900.27."
"Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."
"If any good reason exists why we should persevere longer in withholding our recognition of the independence and sovereignty of Hayti and Liberia, I am unable to discern it."
"I invite your attention to the correspondence between Her Britannic Majesty's minister accredited to this Government and the Secretary of State."