02/27/1795
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"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."
"For the fulfillment of your anticipations of the future I can give no other assurance than that the motives which you approve shall continue unchanged."