Protest Message
06/21/1860
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In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of April last, requesting information concerning ...
an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Cap...
The day of evil may never come unless we shall rashly bring it upon ourselves.
I have long foreseen and often forewarned my countrymen of the now impending danger.