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Title: Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Harrison

Author: James D. Richardson

Release Date: January 24, 2004 [EBook #10815]

Language: English

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A COMPILATION

OF THE

MESSAGES AND PAPERS

OF THE

PRESIDENTS.

BY

JAMES D. RICHARDSON

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

VOLUME IV

PUBLISHED BY

AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS

1902

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Copyright 1897

BY JAMES D. RICHARDSON

Prefatory Note

In historic value this volume is equal to, if it does not surpass, any
one of the series which has preceded it. It comprises the eight years of
our history from March 4, 1841, to March 4, 1849, and includes the four
years' term of Harrison and Tyler and also the term of James K. Polk.
During the first half of this period the death of President Harrison
occurred, when for the first time under the Constitution the
Vice-President succeeded to the office of President. As a matter of
public interest, several papers relating to the death of President
Harrison are inserted. A number of highly interesting vetoes of
President Tyler appear, among which are two vetoing bills chartering a
United States bank and two vetoing tariff measures. During President
Tyler's Administration the protective tariff act of 1842 was passed; the
subtreasury law was repealed; the treaty with Great Britain of August 9,
1842, was negotiated, settling the northeastern-boundary controversy,
and providing for the final suppression of the African slave trade and
for the surrender of fugitive criminals; and acts establishing a uniform
system of bankruptcy and providing for the distribution of the sales of
the public lands were passed. The treaty of annexation between the
United States and the Republic of Texas was negotiated, but was rejected
by the Senate.

During the Administration of President Polk Texas was f