Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 3

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Page 101 - An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof...
Page 5 - An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost ' and to equalize the duties on Prussian vessels and their cargoes," it is provided that, upon satisfactory evidence being given to the President of the United States by the government of any foreign nation that no discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are imposed or levied in the ports of the...
Page 5 - President is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost, within the United States, are, and shall be, suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of the said foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States...
Page 145 - I a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that...
Page 6 - Resolved, That his excellency the governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in Congress.
Page 51 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.

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