Veto Message
08/08/1842
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I have deemed it respectful and proper to lay before the House of Representatives these reasons for having withheld my approval of the above...
The direction in the joint resolution, therefore, to pay the awards of the commissioners to the amount of $100,000 seemed to me quite object...
Such a violation of the individual rights of the claimants would impose upon the Government the obligation of making further appropriations ...
The authority of this Government to direct its application to particular claims is more than questionable.