On the recordJanuary 8, 1843
I felt it to be my duty to arrest that progress, to rescue the immunity of the American flag from the danger which hung over it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI felt it to be my duty to arrest that progress, to rescue the immunity of the American flag from the danger which hung over it.
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