"The honored dead who fought and perished will, therefore, be held in special and grateful remembrance."
"The battle of Gettysburg will probably always be regarded as the battle which did more than any other to determine the result of the great civil war in the United States."
"They believed that our institutions were equal to any emergency, and that they ought to be maintained at the cost of property or of life."
"If our assembling In this place shall fitly honor those whom we wish remembered with gratitude, it will be because, beholding these scenes and contemplating the example of the heroes who made Gettysbu..."
"I am directed by the President to say that the several Departments of the Government will be closed on Thursday, the 30th instant, in respect to the memory of those who fell in defense of the Union, a..."
"To the Senate of the United States: I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to its ratification, a consular convention between the United States and the Netherlands, signed on the ..."
"In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 29th ultimo, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with its accompanying papers."
"I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, a convention defining the rights, immunities, and privileges of consular officers, between the United States and His Majest..."
"In answer to the resolution of the Senate of April 16, 1878, I transmit herewith reports"
"To the House of Representatives:I transmit herewith, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State and its accompanying paper..."
"In answer to the Senate's resolution of the 14th ultimo, requesting to be furnished with a copy of correspondence between the Government of the United States and that of China respecting the 'Ward' cl..."