James Buchanan said...

The practice of making such appointments, whether in a vacation or during the session of Congress, has been constantly f...

I have long foreseen and often forewarned my countrymen of the now impending danger.

To this appropriation, for a wise and beneficial object, I have not the least objection.

It is evident that Congress intended nothing more by this clause than to express a decided opinion that Captain Meigs sh...