James Monroe said...

I now transmit a report from the Secretary or State, containing the information embraced by that resolution.

According to my judgment it cannot be derived from either of those powers, nor from all of them united, and in consequen...

In executing this law I had no personal object to accomplish or feeling to gratify--no one to retain, no one to remove.

I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with the documents called for by that resolution.