Millard Fillmore actually said...

"The illness and death of the late Secretary of State prevented the commencement of the contemplated negotiation."

"It is, nevertheless, a subject of national congratulation that the choice has been effected by the independent suffrages of a free people."

"Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The brief space which has elapsed since the close of your last session has been marked by no extraordinary political event."

"Legislation should never encourage dishonesty or crime."