It is not to be apprehended that Great Britain will persist in her refusal to satisfy these just and reasonable claims, which involve the sacred principle of nonintervention--a principle henceforth not more important to the United States than to all other commercial nations.
Johnson asserts that the principle of nonintervention is crucial for the United States and other commercial nations.
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To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives adopted on the 26th instant, making inquiries relative to a naval force at Hayti.
The orders issued by me upon this subject are in accordance with long-established usage and hitherto unquestioned authority.
I transmit to the Senate, in further answer to their resolution of the 14th of April last, the accompanying report from the Secretary of State.
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