Special Message
03/30/1796
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The Constitution has prescribed that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers.
The Constitution has also provided that the number of Representatives shall not exceed 1 for every 30,000.
The United States, in order to promote the happiness of the Five Nations of Indians, will cause to be expended annually the amount of $1,500...
It is incumbent upon me to observe that, with a view merely to the organization of the troops designated by those acts, a greater number off...