James Buchanan: “It has become my sad duty to announce to the Senate the death of Aaron V. Brown, late Postmaster-General, at his…”

I have to state that all the information within my possession or power on these subjects was communicated to the House by the Secretary of the Treasury on the 21st instant, and was prepared under the resolution above referred to and a…

I deem it proper to invite the attention of the Senate to the fact that with this day expires the limitation of time for the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty with Costa Rica of 2d July, 1860.

There is but one mode left of settling the dispute, and that is by submitting it to the arbitration of some friendly and impartial power.

I submit, therefore, the expediency of the passage of a resolution authorizing the exchange of ratifications at such time as may be convenient, the limitations of the ninth article to the contrary notwithstanding.