Political Quotes

No report upon this subject has yet been received by me from the War Department.

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.

This event will occasion mourning in the nation for the loss of an eminent citizen and honored public servant.

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.