Special Message
01/24/1837
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The victory of the injured would not secure to them the blessings of liberty.
I can not think it proper, in a matter of such vital interest, to approve a bill so liable to diversity of interpretations
I think it my duty to acquiesce therein, and therefore I nominate Alcée La Branche, of Louisiana, to be chargé d'affaires to the Republic of...
My reasons for this step may be fully understood