Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"In token of respect to the memory of Admiral David D. Porter, who died this morning, the President directs that the national flag be displayed at half-mast upon all public buildings throughout the Uni..."

"I transmit herewith the correspondence called for by the resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, relating to the conduct of Commander Reiter in connection with the arrest and killing of General B..."

"Hasty action by the Senate is also necessarily involved, and geographical limitations are practically imposed by the necessity of selecting someone who can reach the capital and take the necessary oat..."

"This limitation is, I am sure, unwise, and necessarily involves in such a case as that now presented undue haste and even indelicacy."