"I now transmit to Congress copies of communications received from the governor of Georgia relating to that subject."
"These papers were prepared at the close of the last session of Congress, at too late a period to be then acted upon."
"I can not concur in these opinions."
"It leaves me doubtful whether it was intended by the Senate as their decision upon the nomination or not."
"The delay in the transmission of this communication is attributable to the earnest desire which I have entertained of acceding to the opinions and complying with the wishes of the Senate."
"I transmit to the House a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents desired by the resolution."
"I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, with documents, containing the information desired by the resolution."
"I communicate a report from the Secretary of the Navy, with documents, containing the information desired by the resolution."
"Some additional documents having relation to the objects of the mission to the congress at Panama, and received since the communication of those heretofore sent, are now transmitted to the Senate."
"I shall, indeed, in the first instance, consider the assembly as merely consultative."
"My first and greatest inducement was to meet in the spirit of kindness and friendship an overture made in that spirit by three sister Republics of this hemisphere."
"It was not considered a conclusive reason for declining this invitation that the proposal for assembling such a Congress had not first been made by ourselves."