James Monroe: “Collected conformably to a resolution of the Senate of the 18th of January, 1819”

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

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…

I transmit to the Senate, for the exercise of its constitutional power, a treaty lately concluded at the Indian Springs.

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