Fame is due Mr. Lincoln, not alone because he decreed emancipation, but because events so shaped themselves under his guidance as to render the
The Grand Purpose
In these extracts we have the President's outline explanation of the legal validity of the proclamation.Continuing Lincoln's Emancipation
Constitutional Basis of the Proclamation
I am naturally antislavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.Continuing Lincoln's
Lincoln Revises Proclamation
Mr. Lincoln took the various manuscript notes and memoranda which his Cabinet advisers brought him on the 31st of December, and during that afternoon
Cabinet’s Response to Draft Proclamation
The criticisms submitted by Mr. Chase were quite long and full, and since they suggested the most distinctive divergence from the President's plan . .
Cabinet Meeting on Draft Proclamation
From the manuscript letters and memoranda we glean more fully the modifications of the amendments proposed by the several members of the
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: President’s Message to Congress.IntroductionLincoln’s Emancipation of
Do Not Break Our Invisible Bonds
Today's installment concludes South Secedes from the United Statesthe name of our combined selection from Jefferson Davis, John Hay and by John
No State Can Leave Union
To those, however, who really love the Union may I not speak?Today we continue South Secedes from the United Stateswith a selection from Inaugural