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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 16, 1840

I submit to Congress a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, repeating suggestions contained in his annual report in regard to the necessity of an early provision by law for the protection of the Treasury against the…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 16, 1840

The application assumes that although the means of the Treasury for the whole year may be equal to the expenditures of the year, the Department may, notwithstanding, be rendered unable to meet the claims upon it at the times when they fall…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 16, 1840

Considering the injurious consequences to the character, credit, and business of the country which would result from a failure by the Government for ever so short a period to meet its engagements; that the happening of such a contingency…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 13, 1840

Sensible of the suffering which would be experienced by the pensioners from its suspension, I have deemed it my duty to bring the subject to your notice and invite your early attention to it.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 3, 1840

The experience of the last two months, and especially the recent decisions of the courts, with the continued suspension of specie payments by the banks over large sections of the United States, operating unfavorably upon the revenue, have…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 3, 1840

I have therefore deemed it necessary to bring the matter to your notice, with a view to such legislative action as the exigencies of the case may in your judgment require.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Feb 3, 1840

The reasons in favor of the propriety of adopting at an early period proper measures for that purpose were explained by the Secretary of the Treasury in his annual report and recommended to your attention by myself.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 30, 1840

In compliance with two resolutions of the Senate, dated the 30th ultimo, calling for information in relation to the disputed boundary between the State of Missouri and the Territory of Iowa, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 28, 1840

I herewith transmit to the Senate, with reference to their resolutions of the 17th instant, copies of two official notes which have passed subsequently to the date of my message of the 22d between the Secretary of State and the British…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 22, 1840

I have to invite the earliest attention of Congress to the subject contained therein

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 22, 1840

I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing a letter addressed to him from the Solicitor of the Treasury

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 20, 1840

I transmit to the Senate, in compliance with the request of the governor of Massachusetts, a copy of a letter addressed to him by one of the chiefs of the Seneca tribe of Indians in the State of New York, written on behalf of that portion…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 19, 1840

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, explaining the causes which have prevented a compliance with the resolution of Congress for the distribution of the Biennial Register.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 16, 1840

I transmit herewith a communication and statement from the Secretary of War, containing the balance of the information, not heretofore furnished, called for by a resolution of the 30th ultimo, in relation to the amount of money drawn from…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 1840

In the event of the Senate not advising the ratification of the amended treaty, I invite your attention to the proposal submitted by the dissentients to authorize a division of the lands, so that those who prefer it may go West and enjoy…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 1840

They have, however, failed to remove my decided conviction that the proposed removal, if it can be accomplished by proper means, will be alike beneficial to the Indians, to the State in which the land is situated, and to the more general…

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 1840

I again submit to you the amended treaty of June 11, 1838, with the New York Indians.

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John Van Buren
@johnvanburen· Democratic · NY· Jan 12, 1840

The obstacles to the execution of the treaty grow out of the following considerations.

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