The grant of transits in our favor and the guaranty of our protection as an equivalent.
No force can be employed unless upon the request of the Government of Nicaragua.
This treaty is in accordance with the policy inaugurated by the Government of the United States.
I also return the treaty itself, presuming that the Senate so intended.
We ought to reflect that in this age, and especially in this country, there is an incessant flux and reflux of public opinion.
Having ratified the treaty between the United States and the Empire of China, pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate as expressed ...
Unforeseen circumstances, however, retarded the exchange until the 16th of August last.
I transmit to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State and the papers referred to therein, in answer to the resolution of the Senate ...
He was able, honest, and indefatigable in the discharge of his high and responsible duties, whilst his benevolent heart and his kind deportm...
The death of this distinguished public officer, especially at the present moment, when his eminent services are so much needed, is a great l...
It has become my sad duty to announce to the Senate the death of Aaron V. Brown, late Postmaster-General, at his residence in this city on y...
Submitting, as I do, with humble resignation to the will of Divine Providence in this calamitous dispensation, I shall ever cherish his memo...
While the President, with the surviving members of the Cabinet, the legislative and judicial departments of the Government, will unite in ev...
The nation will mourn the afflicting dispensation which has left so great a void in its councils.
The urgency of the case not only justifies but demands that, if necessary, this shall be done by a separate bill.
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th ultimo, I transmit a copy of the report of the special agent o...
An imperative sense of duty compels me to make an appeal to Congress to preserve the credit of the country.
It is impossible to avoid this catastrophe unless we make provision this very day to meet the lawful demands on the public Treasury.