Special Message
12/08/1813
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Peace, at all times a blessing, is peculiarly welcome.
His threats and his barbarities, instead of dismay, will kindle in every bosom an indignation not to be extinguished but...
The most the bank could effect, would be to keep the institution alive by limited and local transactions
I lay before the Senate, for their consideration and advice as to a ratification, a convention to regulate the commerce ...