I transmit to Congress the translation of two letters from the minister of France to the Secretary of State, relating to the claim of the heirs of Caron de Beaumarchais upon this Government, with the documents therewith inclosed, recommending them to the favorable consideration of Congress.
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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.
It belongs to Congress alone to terminate this distressing incident on just principles, with a view to the highest interests of our Union.
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.
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