I feel it my duty to communicate to you that it has been found impracticable to conclude a contract for the transportation of the mails between our Atlantic and Pacific ports on the terms authorized by the fourth section of an act entitled 'An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1861,' approved 15th June, 1860.
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The increase of the sum appropriated in the present bill over that in the bill of the last session, being within a fraction of $20,000, has induced me to examine the question with some attention.
I confess I hail this movement on the part of Virginia with great satisfaction.
Governments may be, and doubtless often have been, wrong in going to war to enforce claims.
Nor is it known or believed that there are any claims against the Government of Venezuela having any connection with that island other than those provided for in this convention.
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