Martin Van Buren actually said...

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

"Though the anticipations of an abundant harvest have not everywhere been realized, yet on the whole the labors of the husbandman are rewarded with a bountiful return."

"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 of the United States would have prevented any portion of th..."

"I can not be mistaken, I am confident, in counting on the cordial and general concurrence of our fellow-citizens in this sentiment."