George Washington actually said...

The nature of foreign negotiations requires caution, and their success must often depend on secrecy.

This treaty has been ratified by me agreeably to the Constitution.

I send herewith a copy of the treaty of friendship, limits, and navigation, concluded on the 27th of October last, between the United States...

This early communication of the treaty with Spain has become necessary because it is stipulated in the third article that commissioners for ...