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It is true this military government is to be only provisional, but it is through this temporary evil that a greater evil is to be made perpetual.
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Johnson warns that temporary military governance can lead to lasting negative consequences.
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The orders issued by me upon this subject are in accordance with long-established usage and hitherto unquestioned authority.
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I transmit to the Senate, in further answer to their resolution of the 14th of April last, the accompanying report from the Secretary of State.
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I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State of the 2d instant, together with accompanying papers.
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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.
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