Political Quotes

I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives, in reply to their resolution of the 14th of June last, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers.

My fervent prayer is that it may never come.

Under every view which I have been able to take of the subject, I think that the interests of our common constituents the people of all the States, and a love of the Union, left the Executive no other alternative than to negotiate the treaty.

I congratulate the country upon so happy a termination of a condition of things which seemed at one time seriously to threaten the public peace.