Martin Van Buren actually said...

"I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, which exhibits certain transfers of appropriations made in the War Department under the authority conferred upon the President of the United Sta..."

"The weight which presses upon a large portion of the people and the States is an enormous debt, foreign and domestic."

"The present condition of the defenses of our principal seaports and navy-yards calls for the early and serious attention of Congress"

"The financial operations of the Government during the present year have, I am happy to say, been very successful."