On the recordJune 22, 1862
I shall cheerfully receive and consider with the highest respect any further advice the Senate may think proper to give upon the subject.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI shall cheerfully receive and consider with the highest respect any further advice the Senate may think proper to give upon the subject.
Message to the Senate on a Treaty with Mexico
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