Such a result, if acquiesced in, would ultimately subject the independent constitutional action of the Executive in a matter of great national concernment to the domination and control of the Senate.
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Amid the duties constantly pressing on me, to give the subject that deliberate consideration which its importance demands
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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