Martin Van Buren: “Upon their rights or the exercise of them the General Government can have no motive to encroach.”

I have to invite the special attention of Congress to that part of the Director's report in relation to the overvaluation given to the gold in foreign coins by the act of Congress of June 28, 1834

Applications have been frequently made at the Mint for copies of medals voted at different times by Congress to the officers who distinguished themselves in the War of the Revolution and in the last war

I transmit the accompanying report from the Secretary of State, in relation to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 12th ultimo, on the subject of claims of citizens of the United States on the Government of Hayti.

The information called for the reply is in the course of preparation and will be without doubt communicated at the commencement of the next session of Congress.