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...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to det...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Six is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...62, entitled “An act for the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the United States, and for other purposes,” it is made the... ...o exempt parts of States. Without saying more, I shall be very glad if any Congressional district will, in good faith, do as your despatch contemplate... ...1, 1862. MAJOR-GENERAL Dix, Fort Monroe, V a.: I hear not a word about the Congressional election of which you and I corresponded. Time clearly up. A.... ...ay that Hon. James S. Rollins, member of Congress from one of the Missouri districts, wishes that, upon his personal responsibility, Rev. John M. Robi... ...mportant. By the figures you send, which I presume are correct, the twelve districts represented fall into two classes of eight and four respectively.... ...telegraph and mail, the date of the mus- ter, the number mustered, and the Congressional or enrolment district or districts, of their residences, givi...

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...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any government not too strong for the liberties of its people can be strong enough to maintain its existence...

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