01/08/1843
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"The restrictions laid upon the power to transfer by the latter clauses of the act have rendered its passage of no avail at the present moment."
"I would suggest the propriety of the passage of such an act without delay."
"It would be criminal in the United States, the first to apply to practical purposes the great power which has been brought into use, to permit others to avail themselves of our improvements while we s..."
"I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to their resolution of the 16th instant, a report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence therein referred to."