Lafayette was a citizen of France, but he was the distinguished friend of the United States.
In his own country and in ours he was the zealous and uniform friend and advocate of rational liberty.
In early life he embarked in that contest which secured freedom and independence to our country.
I transmit to the House of Representatives, for their consideration, a memorial from the granddaughters of the Count de ...
To avoid misrepresentation I herewith transmit a copy of the paper in question, which was the only communication made to...
I appointed Mr. Edmund Roberts a special agent of this Government for the purpose of visiting those seas and concluding ...
The expenses of the agency have been defrayed out of the contingent fund for foreign intercourse.
The reports and papers in relation to these removals are herewith transmitted to the Senate
I have believed it to be an act of justice to Mr. St. Clair to present his name again to the Senate
This convention has been ratified by me, agreeably to the Constitution, and will be immediately transmitted to Madrid, w...
I communicate to Congress copies of a convention between the United States and His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of th...
to the present and future exigencies of that important arm of national defense
Nor do I claim the right in any manner to supervise or interfere with the person intrusted with such property or treasur...
Nor do I claim for the Executive any right to the possession or disposition of the public property or treasure or any au...
I transmit to the Senate, for their consideration and advice with regard to its ratification, a convention for the settl...
The act thus condemned necessarily implies volition and design in the individual to whom it is imputed, and, being unlaw...
Bound to the performance of this duty by the oath I have taken, by the strongest obligations of gratitude to the America...
In the history of conquerors and usurpers, never, in the fire of youth, nor in the vigor of manhood, could I find an att...