James Monroe said...

I hereby withdraw all the nominations on which the Senate has not decided until I can make a more full communication and...

The measure is proposed under a thorough conviction that it is in strict accord with the law of nations, that it is just...

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

It is to mitigate these evils in future wars, and even for the higher purpose of preventing war itself, that the decisio...