Andrew Johnson: “The mutual confidence and general accord which should exist in such a relation had ceased.”

No power exists in the Constitution authorizing the joint resolution or the supposed law--the only difference being that one would be more palpably unconstitutional and revolutionary than the other.

I transmit the accompanying communications from the Secretary of the Interior, together with the papers to which they have reference.

With these brief suggestions the bill is respectfully returned, and the consideration of Congress invited to the accompanying preamble and resolutions.

The foregoing views have long been entertained by me.