Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"When these examinations are concluded, the papers will, if found to be complete and conformable to law, be submitted to Congress."

"In response to the resolution of the Senate of the 16th instant, relating to the negotiations by the Cherokee Commission for the purchase of certain lands in the Indian Territory, I respectfully state..."

"It is not important, perhaps, that the United States should in parting with these lands realize their value, but it is essential, I think, that favoritism should have no part in connection with the sa..."

"If proper penalties were imposed by law and a few convictions thereunder secured, I do not doubt that much waste of our forests would be prevented."