James Madison actually said...

"Occurrences having taken place which shew that the statutory provisions for the dispensation of criminal justice are deficient."

"the locations of the land warrants of the said volunteers should 'be subject to such regulations as to priority of choice and manner of location as the President of the United States shall direct'"

"the land warrants of the said Canadian volunteers may be located agreeably to the said act at the land offices at Vincennes or Jeffersonville, in the Indiana Territory, on the first Monday in June nex..."

"should any of the warrants not appear for location on that day they may be located afterwards, according to their priority of presentation"