Rutherford Hayes actually said...

If existing treaties between the United States and other nations or if the rights of sovereignty or property of other nations stand in the w...

It is the right and the duty of the United States to assert and maintain such supervision and authority over any interoceanic canal across t...

If the protection of the United States is relied upon, the United States must exercise such control as will enable this country to protect i...

It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in Washington Territory...be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and ...