Martin Van Buren actually said...

I regret deeply, however, to be obliged to inform you that this has not been the case.

I had hoped that the respect for the laws and regard for the peace and honor of their own country which have ever characterized the citizens...

The present year closes the first half century of our Federal institutions.

Though the anticipations of an abundant harvest have not everywhere been realized, yet on the whole the labors of the husbandman are rewarde...