James Monroe said...

In transferring the officers from the old to the new corps the utmost care was taken to place them in the latter in the ...

I transmit to Congress the translation of two letters from the minister of France to the Secretary of State, relating to...

Now, therefore, be it known that I, James Monroe, President of the United States, in pursuance of the authority aforesai...

It is on the authority of these examples, supported by the construction which I gave to the law, that I have acted in th...