To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st July last, upon the subject of increasing and extending trade and commerce of the United States with foreign countries.
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Complaint is made to me, by Vermont, that the assignment of her quota for the draft on the pending call is intrinsically unjust, and also in bad faith of the Government's promise to fairly allow credits for men previously furnished.
And this result, so far from being bad faith to Vermont, is indispensable to keeping good faith with New Hampshire.
The attention of the proper committee of the House has, I am informed, been already directed to the preparation of a bill for this purpose.
He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.
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