Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 [Document to Senate vetoing Confederate Congress Act allowing congressional appointments of midshipmen]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07359 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 23, 1865 Pagination: 8 p. : docket ; Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy
A document from Davis to the Confederate Senate, in which he explains his reasons for considering the act, which would allow the House, Senate, and President to select midshipmen, unconstitutional because it will infringe on the president's sole authority to make such appointments. Claims that the act is "repugnant to the whole theory of our Republican Institutions, which are based on the fundamental idea of independent and distinct functions in each of the departments of government." Parses the language of the act in relation to the Confederate Constitution.
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