On the recordDecember 17, 1843
I have deemed it respectful and proper to lay before the House of Representatives these reasons for having withheld my approval of the above-mentioned joint resolution.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI have deemed it respectful and proper to lay before the House of Representatives these reasons for having withheld my approval of the above-mentioned joint resolution.
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The responsibility of deciding this question is now devolved upon you.
All nations are interested in enforcing an observance of those principles.
In answer to your resolution of the 19th December last, I herewith transmit a letter from the Secretary of State and the accompanying documents.
The country itself, thus obtained, is of incalculable value in an agricultural and commercial point of view.