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The Union of the United States of America was intended by its authors to last as long as the States themselves shall last.
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Johnson reflects on the enduring nature of the Union as intended by its founders.
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I transmit to Congress the accompanying documents, which embrace all the papers that have been submitted to me relating to the proceedings to which they refer in the States of North Carolina and Louisiana.
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I communicate, for the consideration of the Senate, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by a copy of a dispatch recently received from the acting United States consul in charge of the legation at San Jose, Costa Rica.
Jul 17, 1868
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