Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . G o u > J3 O!Z •^ S a o <-• ;2 —. 1^ .S jQbo u O Ji t .•3 vo J «I 282 Abraham Lincoln [Dec. 6 This recommendation is specially made in or-der to comply with the requirements of the ninthsection of the aforesaid act, which is in the fol-lowing words, viz.: That any line officer of the navy or marine corpsmay be advanced one grade, if, upon recommendationof the President by name he receives the thanks ofCongress for highly distinguished conduct in conflictwith the enemy, or for extraordinary heroism in theline of his profession. Abraham ^ ^ o g
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . G o u > J3 O!Z •^ S a o <-• ;2 —. 1^ .S jQbo u O Ji t .•3 vo J «I 282 Abraham Lincoln [Dec. 6 This recommendation is specially made in or-der to comply with the requirements of the ninthsection of the aforesaid act, which is in the fol-lowing words, viz.: That any line officer of the navy or marine corpsmay be advanced one grade, if, upon recommendationof the President by name he receives the thanks ofCongress for highly distinguished conduct in conflictwith the enemy, or for extraordinary heroism in theline of his profession. Abraham ^ ^ o g)! O-^ i?Sz 1864] Annual Message 283 Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1864/ FELLOW-CITIZENS of^ the Senate andHouse of Representatives: Again theblessings of health and abundant harvestsclaim our profoundest gratitude to AlmightyGod. The condition of our foreign affairs is reason-ably satisfactory. Mexico continues to be a theater of civil our political relations with that countryhave undergone no change, we have, at the sametime, strictly maintained neutrality between thebelligerents. At the request of the States ofCosta Rica and Nicaragua, a competent engi-neer has been authorized to make a survey ofthe River San Juan and the Port of San Juan. 1 The election in November resulted in Lincoln receiving 212out of 233 votes in the Electoral College. It vindicated hispolicy and strengthened his hands for the work before him. Afew hours after the election closed he said: We have moremen now than we had when the war began. The main issuebefore the people was the ad
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