It is my duty to state, as a cause of very great regret, that very serious differences have occurred in this negotiation respecting the construction of the 8th article of the treaty of 1803, by which Louisiana was ceded to the United States, and likewise respecting the seizure of the Apollo, in 1820, for a violation of our revenue laws.
Fifth Annual Message
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I transmit to the House of Representatives a further report from the Secretary of State
Now, therefore, be it known that I, James Monroe, President of the United States, in pursuance of the authority aforesaid, do hereby suspend from and after the 1st day of October next until the end of the next session of Congress, the…
Congress do not possess the power under the Constitution to pass such a law.
According to my judgment it cannot be derived from either of those powers, nor from all of them united, and in consequence it does not exist.
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