James Buchanan said...

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

It was wise to make a provision which would enable the President to avoid a total suspension of business in the interval...

The Union is a sacred trust left by our Revolutionary fathers to their descendants, and never did any other people inher...

I feel quite confident that Congress will bestow upon these resolutions the careful consideration to which they are emin...