1863 State of the Union Address
Speech by US President Abraham Lincoln
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On foreign policy, the President mentioned the construction of a new telegraph line from the Pacific coast to the Empire of Russia.
On domestic matters the President mentions the rapid construction of the Pacific Railroad. Additionally, the President mentions that 100,000 former slaves were now in the Union military service.