Special Message
02/20/1861
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It is now discovered, however, that it will require half a million more for the completion of the Washington Aqueduct.
It should not be forgotten that, in consequence of the diversion of a large part of the letter mail to the overland rout...
This state of the facts raises the question whether Congress, under the Constitution, has the power to give away the pub...
I therefore earnestly recommend that the act referred to be so modified as to empower the Postmaster-General to provide ...