I transmit to the Senate, for its advice and consent as to the ratification, a treaty which has been concluded by a comm...
Any mode which the Senate may adopt will be satisfactory to me.
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War, which contains the information required.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, James Monroe, President of the United States, in pursuance of the authority aforesai...
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23d of April, requesting the President of the U...
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents called for by that resolution.
I transmit to Congress translations of two letters from Don Joaquin d'Anduaga to the Secretary of State, which have been...
On the perusal of the document called for I find that it communicates a difference of opinion between Mr. Russell and a ...
On full consideration of the subject I have thought it would be improper for the Executive to communicate the letter cal...
A power to establish turnpikes with gates and tolls, and to enforce the collection of tolls by penalties, implies a powe...
Congress do not possess the power under the Constitution to pass such a law.
According to my judgment it cannot be derived from either of those powers, nor from all of them united, and in consequen...
The Secretary of State, one of the ministers referred to, has already expressed a desire that Mr. Russell's letter shoul...
I have to state that having referred the resolution to the Secretary of State, and it appearing, by a report from him, t...
This power can be granted only by an amendment to the Constitution and in the mode prescribed by it.
I am of opinion that Congress do not possess this power; that the States individually cannot grant it.
I recommend them particularly to the consideration of Congress, believing that although there may be ground for controve...
I communicate to them herewith copies of the communications received from the Norwegian Government in relation to the su...
