James Monroe: “Orders will be given to the commander of the public ship in which they will sail to cruise along the coast to give the…”

The attitude assumed by the State formed a case which was not contemplated by the existing laws of the United States relating to militia services.

It belongs to Congress alone to terminate this distressing incident on just principles, with a view to the highest interests of our Union.

From the view which I have taken of these reports I contemplate results of incalculable advantage to our Union

The exposure being common to the whole District, the regulation should apply to the whole, to make which Congress alone possesses the adequate power.