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Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

Book by Martin Van Buren · 9 quotes · Government, States, Should

This document is a formal communication from the President of the United States to both houses of Congress, presented at the beginning of the third session of the 25th Congress. It typically includes the president's assessment of the state of the union, recommendations for legislative action, and discussions of foreign and domestic policy issues relevant to the period. As a primary source, it offers insight into the executive branch's priorities and the political context of the late 1830s in the United States.

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This document is a formal communication from the President of the United States to both houses of Congress, presented at the beginning of the third session of the 25th Congress. It typically includes the president's assessment of the state of the union, recommendations for legislative action, and discussions of foreign and domestic policy issues relevant to the period. As a primary source, it offers insight into the executive branch's priorities and the political context of the late 1830s in the United States.

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“The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove the Indians to the homes assigned them west of the Mississippi.”

Home Government Effort Cases Successful West Indian Exception Remove Mississippi

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the hope of their early civilization. They have for the most part abandoned the hunter state and turned their attention to agricultural pursuits.”

Country States Attention Conditions Civilization West Pursuit Abandoned Tribes Hunters Prosperous

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations.”

States United United States Performances Obligation Instance Indian Fulfilled Tribes Treaties Good Faith Indian Tribes Stipulations

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of the public moneys and my opinion in regard to the measures best adapted to the accomplishment of those objects have been already submitted to you.”

Has Beens Opinion Objects Safe Regard Conviction Accomplishment Provision Adapted Safe Keeping

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the legislatures of the States.”

Ifs Should States Law Left Interest Acting Limits Can Not Avoided Confined Legislature

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment.”

Should Made Country Use Seems Government Events Punishment Application Officers Fierce Other Countries Severe Felony Public Money

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large.”

Should Government Individual Community Benefits Advantage Burden Characteristics Expenses Diffusion

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“Every proper exertion has been made and will be continued to carry out the wishes of Congress in relation to the tobacco trade, as indicated in the several resolutions of the House of Representatives and the legislation of the two branches.”

Has Beens Made Two House Wish Relation Trade Congress Branches Resolution Representatives Legislation Tobacco Exertion House Of Representatives

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

“With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session.”

States Government Lasts United United States Sea Congress Boundaries Officials Britain Session Great Britain Correspondence

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Source: Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress: At the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-fifth Congress

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