12/28/1851
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"I am sure all hearts are too sad at this moment to attend to business."
"The tolling bells announce the death of the Hon. Henry Clay."
"I have received the resolution of the Senate of the 11th instant, passed in executive session, making inquiry respecting supposed propositions of the King of the Sandwich Islands to convey the soverei..."
"It is apprehended that it would not comport with the public interests to communicate it under existing circumstances"