Special Message
12/19/1858
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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...
The practice of making such appointments, whether in a vacation or during the session of Congress, has been constantly f...
The national flag has floated in glory over every sea.
It has rendered us prosperous in peace and triumphant in war.