It will rest with Congress to consider and determine whether further inducements shall be held out for entering into the military service of the United States in order to complete the establishment authorized by law.
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It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary.
Those services, and greater had I possessed ability to render them, were due to the unanimous calls of my country, and its approbation is my abundant reward.
To be an American citizen is to be a member of a nation founded on principles of justice, liberty, and equality.
The protection of individual rights is the cornerstone of a free society.
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