In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo, requesting information upon the subject of the African slave trade, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the papers by which it was accompanied.
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But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated.
He could not but congratulate all present, himself, the country and the whole world upon this great moral victory.
He disclaims all right of the Executive to interfere in any way in the matter of canvassing or counting electoral votes.
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