Within a period less than a year the legislation of Congress has attempted to strip the executive department of the Government of some of its essential powers.
It is impossible to conceive any state of society more intolerable than this; and yet it is to this condition that 12,00...
The debts of these States, thus legitimately incurred, when accurately ascertained will, it is believed, approximate $10...
It is exceedingly difficult at the present time to estimate the probable expense of carrying into full effect the two ac...
It is worthy the consideration of Congress and the country whether, if the Federal Government by its action were to assu...
I communicate herewith a report on the subject from the Secretary of State, from which it appears that the correspondenc...
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d instant, requesting me to transmit all the o...
In compliance with so much of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th instant as requests information ...
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th of July, requesting the President 'to infor...
I transmit herewith a report from the Attorney-General, additional to the reports submitted by him December 31, 1866, an...
This instrument provides for a cession of territory to the United States in consideration of the payment of $7,200,000 i...