Having ratified the treaty between the United States and the Empire of China, pursuant to the advice and consent of the ...
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 resol...
He was able, honest, and indefatigable in the discharge of his high and responsible duties, whilst his benevolent heart ...
The death of this distinguished public officer, especially at the present moment, when his eminent services are so much ...
It has become my sad duty to announce to the Senate the death of Aaron V. Brown, late Postmaster-General, at his residen...
Submitting, as I do, with humble resignation to the will of Divine Providence in this calamitous dispensation, I shall e...
While the President, with the surviving members of the Cabinet, the legislative and judicial departments of the Governme...
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...
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 publ...
To the Senate of the United States: I transmit to the Senate, in executive session, the report of the Secretary of State...
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, with accompanying paper, in obedience to the resolution of the S...
requesting the President of the United States to communicate to the Senate a copy of the opinion of Judge Brewer in the ...
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, requesting a copy of certain letters of Horatio J. Perry, ...
an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Cap...
