Special Message
02/25/1861
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I certainly had no right to make aggressive war upon any State, and I am perfectly satisfied that the Constitution has w...
The practice of making such appointments, whether in a vacation or during the session of Congress, has been constantly f...
The amendment does not seem necessary to secure any right either of the United States or of any American citizen claimin...
Entertaining this conviction, I refrained even from sending reenforcements to Major Anderson, who commanded the forts in...