Farewell Address
03/03/1797
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An establishment of this nature, by securing a regular and punctual accountability for the issues of public supplies, would be a great guard...
Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives:
Both justice and policy require that the source of that information should remain secret.
I shall not affect to conceal the cordial satisfaction which I derive from the address of the House of Representatives.