James Monroe: “Inhabited by different tribes of Indians and an inroad for every kind of adventurer, the jurisdiction of Spain may be…”

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 further report from the Secretary of State

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.

To remove all doubt on the subject, I submit to the consideration of Congress the propriety of passing a declaratory act to that effect.