James Buchanan actually said...

If they could withdraw an officer from the command of the President and select him for the performance of an executive duty, they might upon...

It was impossible that Congress could have had such an intention, and therefore, according to my construction of the clause in question, it ...

an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Capitol, in the city of...

The weight of these mails, averaging from 12 to 15 tons semi-monthly, renders it, in view of the climate and character of the road, manifest...