Eighth Annual Message
12/02/1816
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A nation proud of its rights and conscious of its strength has no choice but an exertion of the 1 in support of the othe...
In offering their blood they give the surest pledge that no other tribute will be withheld.
The militia being always to be regarded as the great bulwark of defense and security for free states.
To remedy as much as possible these evils, I recommend: That an effectual embargo on exports be immediately enacted.