James Monroe: “Considerable progress has been made during the present season in examining the coast and its various bays and other…”

I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information called for by their resolution of the 1st of this month, touching the capture and detention of American fishermen during the last…

Of the right in Congress to promote these great results by the appropriation of the public money, in harmony with the States to be affected by them, having already communicated my sentiments fully and on mature consideration, I deem it…

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

To remove all doubt on the subject, I submit to the consideration of Congress the propriety of passing a declaratory act to that effect.