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Abraham Lincoln; the people's leader in the struggle for national existence,
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Message of the President of the United States communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, a copy of proclamation granting pardon and amnesty to all persons engaged in the late rebellion. January 19, 1869.--Read, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed
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Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 20, 1864, information in relation to the arrest of Colonel Richard T. Jacobs, lieutenant governor of the State of Kentucky, and Colonel Frank Wolford, one of the presidential electors of that state. February 1, 1865. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed
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Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, information concerning recent conversations or communications with insurgents, under executive sanction. February 10, 1865. -- Read, motion to refer to select committee of five members, ordered to lie on the table, and ordered to be printed
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Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 23d instant, a copy of General Orders No. 23, issued by Major General Banks at New Orleans, dated February 3, 1864. February 28, 1865. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed
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Proposed improvements to pass gunboats from tide water to the northern and northwestern lakes. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report by Charles B. Stuart upon the proposed improvements to pass gunboats from tide-water to the northern and northwestern lakes. March 29, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals and ordered to be printed
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Exemption clause. Message from the President of the United States, in relation to the exemption clause of the enrolment act. June 8, 1864. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed
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Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, information in regard to and furnished to the rebellion by British subjects. December 8, 1864. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed
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President Lincoln's views : an important letter on the principles involved in the Vallandigham case.
"Correspondence in relation to the Democratic meeting, at Albany, N.Y." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site. Also available in digital form. Recat. to AACR2: vj14 10-26-98. LAC tnb 2020-10-08 no edits (1 card) LAC aaa 2019-06-04 no edits (1 card) digital files not viewed ; td12 2009-01-12
By the president of the United States of America. A proclamation : Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued ... Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested ... do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are and henceforward shall be free ... Done at the city of Washington this first day of January ... one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three
"Third edition. This is the official State Department folio. Printed ... circa January 3, 1863"--Cf. Eberstadt, C. Lincoln's Proclamation, 1950, page 28.
David D. Porter, United States Navy. Message from the President of the United States, recommending a vote of thanks to David D. Porter, United States Navy, Acting Rear Admiral for brilliant services in attacking Arkansas Post. January 30, 1863. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and ordered to be printed
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Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, correspondence on the subjects of mediation, arbitration, or other measures looking to the termination of the existing Civil War. February 12, 1863. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed
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Emancipation Proclamation.
Initially, the Civil War between the North and the South was fought by the North to prevent the secession of the South and preserve the Union. Ending slavery was not a goal. That changed on September 22, 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that slaves in those states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be free. One hundred days later Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be, free." Lincoln's bold step was a military measure by which he hoped to inspire the slaves in the Confederacy to support the Union cause. Because it was a military measure, the proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, and left slavery untouched in the border states. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery, it did fundamentally transform the character of the war. Henceforth, every advance of Federal troops expanded the domain of freedom. Moreover, the proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy. By the end of the war, almost 200,000 black soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union and their own freedom.
Rebel brig Sumter. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to resolution of the House of July 17 last, in relation to the arrest of persons on board the rebel brig Sumter, at Tangiers. December 15, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed
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Swords of General Twiggs. Message from the President of the United States, placing at the disposal of Congress swords formerly the property of Major General David E. Twiggs. December 16, 1862. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed
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