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 Preside...
The weight which presses upon a large portion of the people and the States is an enormous debt, foreign and domestic.
I regret that I can not on this occasion congratulate you that the past year has been one of unalloyed prosperity.
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.
Most of the arguments that dissuade us from employing banks in the custody and disbursement of the public money apply with equal force to th...
The safety of the mails requires that such prosecutions shall be efficient, and justice to the citizen whose time is required to be given to...
I regret to state the appearance of a different spirit among Her Majesty's subjects in the Canadas.
It is indispensable that its finances should be untrammeled and its resources as far as practicable unencumbered.
I can not think that a serious objection would anywhere be raised to the receipt and payment of gold and silver in all public transactions w...
The people of the United States feel, as it is hoped they always will, a warm solicitude for the success of all who are sincerely endeavorin...