I have carefully examined the reports of the committees and every argument that has been submitted to me by the friends of the bill, but I can not bring myself to believe that the permanent welfare of the communities affected by it will be promoted by its passage.
Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Bill to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa...
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I thank you, sir, and these generous donors, for this testimonial of an incident which I am sure will be regarded as valuable in our history.
The commissioners representing the Hawaiian Government have consented to leave to the future and to the just and benevolent purposes of the United States the adjustment of all such questions.
If this article of the treaty is in force, the obligations assumed by the United States should be fully and honorably observed
Such a possession would not consist with our safety and with the peace of the world.
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