Special Message
01/14/1861
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It should not be forgotten that, in consequence of the diversion of a large part of the letter mail to the overland rout...
It must be allowed that these precedents, so numerous and so long continued, are entitled to great respect, since we can...
My opinion remains unchanged that justice as well as sound policy requires us still to seek a peaceful solution of the q...
It was impossible that Congress could have had such an intention, and therefore, according to my construction of the cla...