Upon these principles and with these views the good people of the United States are invited, in conformity with the resolution aforesaid, to dedicate the day above named to the religious solemnities therein recommended.

I recommend to the consideration of Congress the expediency of an immediate and effectual prohibition of exports limited to a convenient day in their next session, and removable in the meantime in the event of a cessation of the blockade…

There being sufficient ground to infer that it is the purpose of the enemy to combine with the blockade of our ports special licenses to neutral vessels or to British vessels in neutral disguises.

if not counteracted, will have the effect of diminishing very materially the pressure of the war on the enemy, and encouraging a perseverance in it,

keeping in view also the insidious discrimination between the different ports of the United States;

Conceiving it to be my duty to decline the proposed conference with the committee.

If they agree, the appointments or treaties are made; if the Senate disagree, they fail.

The relation between the Senate and House of Representatives, in whom legislative power is concurrently vested, is sufficiently analogous to illustrate that between the Executive and Senate in making appointments and treaties.

other considerations concurring to render it advisable at this period to make a correspondent appointment.

The Swedish Government having repeatedly manifested a desire to interchange a public minister with the United States.

If the reasonableness of expectations drawn from these considerations could guarantee their fulfillment a just peace would not be distant.

In recommending to the National Legislature this resort to additional taxes I feel great satisfaction in the assurance that our constituents, who have already displayed so much zeal and firmness in the cause of their country, will…