Veto Message
01/24/1861
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The Union is a sacred trust left by our Revolutionary fathers to their descendants, and never did any other people inher...
It affords me great satisfaction to perform this duty.
It does not appear to me to be competent for commissioners authorized to ascertain the indemnity for the injury to go be...
It was wise to make a provision which would enable the President to avoid a total suspension of business in the interval...