Statistics for occurrence #1 of “President Lincoln” in chapter 1.12, page 157 of Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government:
...d Christians in Chicago, Illinois, presented to President Lincoln a memorial, requesting him to issue a proclamation of emancipation, and urged in its favor such reasons as occurred to their minds.
President Lincoln replied:
What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated?
I do not want to issue a document that the whole world would see must necessarily be inop...
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