Political Quotes

I transmit herewith a letter from the governor of Iowa, accompanied by a memorial from the legislative assembly of that Territory, asking admission as an independent State into the Union.

For the Executive to assume such a power would be to assume a power of the most dangerous character.

The communication of this treaty is now made to the end that suitable measures may be adopted to give effect to the first article thereof, which provides for the distribution among the claimants of the sum of $300,000, thereby stipulated to be paid.

I have to inform the House that the Executive did not deem it his duty to interfere with the naval and military forces of the United States