Special Message
12/25/1836
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I herewith transmit to the House the copy of a letter addressed to me by the governor of the State of Maine on the 30th ...
To be instrumental in terminating the evils of civil war and in substituting in their stead the blessings of peace is a ...
to render the punishment hereafter more severe for the wanton destruction of the public property
Having thus discharged my duty, by presenting with simplicity and directness the views which after much reflection I hav...