George Washington actually said...

Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In pursuance of the law, I now lay before you a statement of the administration...

No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance or to the general sentiment and wish of the nation.

The prosperous state of our revenue has been intimated.

I can not dismiss the subject of Indian affairs without again recommending to your consideration the expediency of more adequate provision f...