James Monroe actually said...

"I lay before the Senate, for their advice and consent, the several treaties which have recently been made with the Chickasaws, the Quapaws, the Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawnese, Potawatamies, Ottaw..."

"Our relations with Spain remain nearly in the state in which they were at the close of the last session."

"With a view to the security of our inland frontiers, it has been thought expedient to establish strong posts at the mouth of Yellow Stone River and at the Mandan village on the Missouri, and at the mo..."

"I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis."