"The elections should be free from all forcible interference, and, as far as practicable, from all apprehensions of such interference."
"Holding, as I do, the opinion that any military interference whatever at the polls is contrary to the spirit of our institutions and would tend to destroy the freedom of elections."
"There has been and will be no violation of this rule under orders from me during this Administration."
"The true rule as to the employment of military force at the elections is not doubtful."
"No soldiers, either of the Union or of the State militia, should be present at the polls to take the place or to perform the duties of the ordinary civil police force."
"The effect of the adoption of this amendment may be considered--First. Upon the right of the United States Government to use military force to keep the peace at the elections for Members of Congress; ..."
"I have maturely considered the important questions presented by the bill entitled 'An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, and for other purp..."
"The bill provides in the usual form for the appropriations required for the support of the Army during the next fiscal year."
"The intent and effect of the sixth section of this bill is to prohibit all the civil officers of the United States, under penalty of fine and imprisonment, from employing any adequate civil force for ..."
"No military or naval officer, or other person engaged in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, shall order, bring, keep, or have under his authority or control any troops or arme..."
"It is the right and duty of the National Government to enact and enforce laws which will secure free and fair Congressional elections."
"Every officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, who orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed m..."
"Believing that section 6 of the bill before me will weaken, if it does not altogether take away, the power of the National Government to protect the Federal elections by the civil authorities, I am fo..."
"I do further warn and notify any and all such persons who may so offend that they will be speedily and immediately removed therefrom by the agent, according to the laws made and provided;"
"if necessary the aid and assistance of the military forces of the United States will be invoked to carry into proper execution the laws of the United States herein referred to."
"I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do admonish and warn all such persons so intending or preparing to remove upon said lands or into said Territory without permission of the prope..."
"It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in Washington Territory lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at the intersection of the forty-mile limits of the branch line ..."
"In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 15th instant, I transmit herewith a copy of the report of the commission appointed by the President on the 18th of March, 1872, relating to the dif..."
