...address, and having resumed his place, the President returned him the following answer : — SIR, — The United States, in Congress assembled, receive...their troops with success, through a perilous and doubtful war. Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge...

...address, and having resumed his place, the president returned him the following answer. 'Sir,—The United States in congress assembled, receive with...led their troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. Called by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge,...

..."vanced and delivered his commission into the hands of the president of congress, who replied as follows: "The United States, in congress assembled, receive,...led their troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. " Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge...

...of all the employments of public life." to THIS THE PRESIDENT RETURNED THE FOLLOWING ANSWER. " SIR, "The United States in Congress assembled, receive...their troops with success through a perilous and a doubt. ful war. Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge,...

...authority under which you have led our troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. Called by your country to defend its invaded rights, you...sacred charge before it had formed alliances, and while it was without friends, or a government that could support you : you have conducted the great...

...chair and delivered the President his Commission, he received from him the following reply : "Sm, " The United States in Congress assembled, receive,...Called upon by your country to defend its invaded lights, you accepted the sacred charge, before it had formed alliances, and whilst it was without funds...

...and delivered his commission into the hands of the president of congress, who replied as follows : " The United States, in congress assembled, receive,...led their troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge...

...and having resumed his place, the President returned the following answer. VOL. viii. 72 ww " SIR, " The United States, in Congress assembled, receive...authorities under which you have led their troops with fnccess through a perilous and a doubtful war. Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights,...

...and delivered his commission into the hands of the president of congress, who replied as follows: " The United States, in congress assembled, receive,...led their troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. " Called upon by your country to defend its invaded rights, you accepted the sacred charge...

...to remove him from the chief command. " The United States, in Congress assembled," said Mifflin, " receive, with emotions too affecting for utterance, the solemn resignation of the authority under which you have led their troops with success through a perilous and doubtful war. Called...