On the recordJuly 5, 1867
This instrument provides for a cession of territory to the United States in consideration of the payment of $7,200,000 in gold.
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presidency.ucsb.eduAndrew Johnson: “This instrument provides for a cession of territory to the United States in consideration of the payment of $7,200,000…”
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Jul 17, 1868
My object in this communication is to suggest certain defects in the Constitution which seem to me to require correction.
Jul 17, 1868
The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution.
Jul 19, 1868
Feeling constrained to withhold my consent, I herewith return the resolution to the Senate, in which House it originated, with a brief statement of the reasons which have induced my action.
Jul 17, 1868
The danger of a defeat of the popular choice in an election by the House of Representatives is no greater than in an election made nominally by the people themselves.
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