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…

It is therefore requested that on next Sunday, in all places of public worship in the United States, thanksgiving be offered to Him for His mercy in preserving our national existence against the insurgent rebels.

also to Admiral Farragut and Major-General Granger, under whose immediate command they were conducted, and to the gallant commanders on sea and land, and to the sailors and soldiers engaged in the operations, for their energy and courage…

In whose hands are the destinies of nations.

The Secretary of War will issue directions for the execution of this order.

The national thanks are tendered by the President to Major-General William T. Sherman and the gallant officers and soldiers of his command before Atlanta for the distinguished ability, courage, and perseverance displayed in the campaign in…

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 any other Department of the Government…

It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come, that we should perpetuate for our children's children that great and free government which we have enjoyed all our lives.

It is in order that each one of you may have, through this free government which we have enjoyed, an open field and a fair chance for your industry, enterprise, and intelligence; that you may all have equal privileges in the race of life…

I beg you to remember this, not merely for my sake, but for yours.

The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel.

I present you sincere thanks for myself and the country.

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 return to you my sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honor you have done me this afternoon.

I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do hereby declare and proclaim that the port of Newport, in the State of Vermont, is and shall be…

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 every other man, we should never collect…

There may be mistakes made sometimes; and things may be done wrong, while the officers of the Government do all they can to prevent mistakes.

There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one.

No human power can subdue this rebellion without the use of the emancipation policy.

Should I do so, I should deserve to be damned in time and eternity.

Come what will, I will keep my faith with friend and foe.

Let my enemies prove to the country that the destruction of slavery is not necessary to a restoration of the Union.

You cannot conciliate the South if you guarantee to them ultimate success.