Martin Van Buren: “Indebtedness can not be lessened by borrowing more money or by changing the form of the debt.”

I transmit a report of the Secretary of State, containing the information asked for by the resolution of the Senate of the 5th instant, relative to the negroes taken on board the schooner Amistad.

If it should be the pleasure of Congress that the preparatory exploration and survey of the northeastern boundary of the United States should be completed

I transmit to the House of Representatives, in compliance with their resolution of the 30th January last, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents.

The report of the Secretary of War herewith and the accompanying documents are respectfully submitted in reply to the resolution of the Senate of June 30, 1840, calling for information in relation to the number of soldiers enlisted in the…