“We are once again asked - nay, commanded - to consider a proposed...”

We are once again asked - nay, commanded - to consider a proposed thirteenth amendment which, if passed, shall set at immediate liberty four million coloreds while manacling the limbs of the white race in America. If it is passed - but it shall not pass!

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Every member of the House loyal to the Democratic Party and the constituents it serves shall oppose! Abraham Lincoln In times like this, I'm best alone. Dr. Joseph Barnes It's 7:22 in the morning, Saturday the 15th of April. It's all over. The President is no more. Edwin Stanton Now he belongs to the ages.