The dangers to our country arising from the contests of other nations and the urgency of making preparation for whatever events might affect our relations with them have been intimated in preceding messages to Congress.
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To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:I now lay before Congress a statement of the militia of the United States according to the latest returns received by the Department of War.
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These have been much exceeded by the cost of the work done, a fact not known to me till the close of the season.
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