Martin Van Buren actually said...

"That body will, I am confident, give to it a careful and favorable consideration and adopt such measures in the premises within their competency as will be just to the State of Maryland and to all the..."

"Having no authority to enter into the proposed negotiation, I can only submit the subject to the consideration of Congress."

"It is requested that the dispatches may be returned when the convention shall have been disposed of by the Senate."

"I transmit to Congress copies of a communication from Governor Lucas, and of additional documents, in relation to the disputed boundary line between the Territory of Iowa and the State of Missouri."