James Monroe said...

I transmit a report from the Secretary of War, together with the annual return of the militia of the United States, and ...

I now transmit a report from the Secretary or State, containing the information embraced by that resolution.

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

I have to state that having referred the resolution to the Secretary of State, and it appearing, by a report from him, t...