Inaugural Address
03/03/1813
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I transmit, for the information of Congress, the communications last received from the ministers extraordinary and pleni...
In offering their blood they give the surest pledge that no other tribute will be withheld.
Peace, at all times a blessing, is peculiarly welcome.
This source of national independence and wealth I anxiously recommend to the prompt and constant guardianship of Congres...