James Monroe: “I nominate the persons whose names are stated in the inclosed letter from the Secretary of War for the appointments…”

That the regulation should be made by Congress is the more necessary from the consideration that this being the seat of the Government, its protection against such diseases must form one of its principal objects.

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…

The attitude assumed by the State formed a case which was not contemplated by the existing laws of the United States relating to militia services.