For the purpose of regulating the citizenship of those persons who emigrate from the Confederation to this country and f...
To the Senate of the United States:In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 21st of February last, in relation t...
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 17th February ultimo, concerning the alleged interference of the United...
I transmit herewith a report from the General Commanding the Army of the United States, prepared in compliance with the ...
In further answer of the resolution of the Senate of the 13th of January last, relative to the appointment of the Hon. A...
I transmit herewith a communication from the Chief of the Engineer Corps of the Army, accompanied by a report, in refere...
I have this day removed Mr. Stanton from office and designated the Adjutant-General of the Army to act as Secretary of W...
I transmit herewith a report from the Attorney-General
In reply to the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives on the 19th of December last, calling for corresponde...
Until further orders from the President, you will assign no officer to the permanent command of the Military Division of...
The excuse you make in a subsequent paragraph of that letter of the 28th ultimo, that afterwards you changed your views ...
You knew it was the President's purpose to prevent Mr. Stanton from resuming the office of Secretary of War, and you int...
It was to prevent such an appointment that I accepted the office of Secretary of War ad interim.
Copies of the letters which they have addressed to me upon the subject are accordingly herewith inclosed.
You say that a performance of the promises alleged to have been made by you to the President 'would have involved a resi...
In reply to your communication, I have deemed it proper, in order to prevent further misunderstanding, to make this simp...
My order to you had only reference to orders 'assumed to be issued by the direction of the President.'
You here admit that from the very beginning of what you term 'the whole history' of your connection with Mr. Stanton's s...
