Special Message
01/27/1861
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It must be allowed that these precedents, so numerous and so long continued, are entitled to great respect, since we can...
The power to carry on the business of the Government by means of a provisional appointment when a vacancy occurs is expr...
It will be for Congress to consider whether the precedent established by this bill will not in effect annul all restrict...
an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Cap...