Political Quotes

On the perusal of the document called for I find that it communicates a difference of opinion between Mr. Russell and a majority of his colleagues in certain transactions which occurred in the negotiations at Ghent.

The Secretary of State, one of the ministers referred to, has already expressed a desire that Mr. Russell's letter should be communicated, and that I would transmit at the same time a communication from him respecting it.

In executing this law I had no personal object to accomplish or feeling to gratify--no one to retain, no one to remove.

Congress do not possess the power under the Constitution to pass such a law.