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On the recordJanuary 10, 1859
I concur with the Attorney-General in the opinion that it would be incompatible with the public interest at this time to communicate the correspondence with the officers of the Government at Savannah or the instructions which they have received.
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James Buchanan
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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