10/20/1864
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"In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 13th ultimo, requesting information upon the present condition of Mexico and the case of the French war transport steamer Rhine, I transmit a rep..."
"He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty."
"But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated."
"He wished the reunion of all the States perfected and so effected as to remove all causes of disturbance in the future;"