Special Message
01/05/1809
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It is by no means proposed that these works should be conducted on account of the United States.
Until this question can be decided under legislative authority, measures have been taken according to law to prevent any...
They probably believed it best to let pass into oblivion transactions which, however culpable, had commenced before this...
With a view to this I submit the case to the consideration of Congress, who, estimating its importance and reviewing the...