A convention has been entered into between the United States and the Cherokee Nation for the extinguishment of the rights of the latter, and...
On the impressment of our seamen our remonstrances have never been intermitted.
He has therefore been instructed to urge this subject anew, to bring it more fully to the bar of reason, and to insist on rights too evident...
The rights of a neutral to carry on commercial intercourse with every part of the dominions of a belligerent permitted by the laws of the co...
It is sent separately and confidentially because its publication may discourage frank communications between our ministers generally and the...
Of that sum $1,987.50 have been necessarily applied to the support of the Territorial governments of Michigan and Louisiana until an opportu...
I now render to Congress an account of the grant of $20,000 for the contingent charges of Government.
The balance of remains in the Treasury.
In all these cases the purity and patriotism of the motives should shield the agent from blame, and even secure a sanction where the error i...
Our expectation was that an intercourse should be kept up between the ex-Bashaw and the commodore.
A nation by establishing a character of liberality and magnanimity gains in the friendship and respect of others more than the worth of mere...
We have no letter from Mr. Lear respecting Tripoline affairs of later date than that of July 5, which was transmitted to the Senate with the...
We considered that concerted operations by those who have a common enemy were entirely justifiable.
Being mostly originals or sole copies, a return of them is requested at the convenience of the Senate.
I now communicate to the House of Representatives all the information which the executive offices furnish on the subject of their resolution...
The governor and presiding judge of the Territory of Michigan have made a report to me of the state of that Territory, several matters in wh...
On these several treaties I have to request that the Senate will advise whether I shall ratify them or not.
I now lay before the Senate the several treaties and conventions following, which have been entered into on the part of the United States si...
