James Monroe: “I transmit a report from the Secretary of War containing a detailed account in relation to the object of the said…”

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 House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information called for by their resolution of the 1st of this month, touching the capture and detention of American fishermen during the last…

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

The exposure being common to the whole District, the regulation should apply to the whole, to make which Congress alone possesses the adequate power.