Special Message
01/16/1837
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lead me earnestly to recommend a revision of the laws on this subject
imperatively requires the most ample remedies for their protection
The acknowledgment of a new state as independent and entitled to a place in the family of nations is at all times an act...
Every government and the people of all countries should feel it their highest happiness to enjoy an opportunity of thus ...