Millard Fillmore actually said...

Should the convention receive the approbation of the Senate in its present form, it will be immediately transmitted to Switzerland for ratif...

The delays which have taken place in the negotiation of this treaty have been principally caused by the want of a resident diplomatic agent ...

I have thought it expedient, in submitting them to the Senate with a view to their advice and consent to the ratification of the treaty in i...

To the Senate of the United States: