The principle is as sound in relation to this as to any other Department of the Government, that as little discretion should be confided to the executive officer who controls it as is compatible with its efficiency.
Jackson asserts that minimal discretion should be given to executive officers managing government departments to ensure efficiency.
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I transmit, for your constitutional action, a report from the War Department, accompanied by a treaty with a portion of the New York Indians.
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