Special Message
12/19/1858
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I feel quite confident that Congress will bestow upon these resolutions the careful consideration to which they are emin...
After due deliberation, Congress, on the 2d of June, 1858, authorized the President 'to adopt such measures and use such...
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...