02/04/1819
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"I see much cause to rejoice in the felicity of our situation."
"Considerable progress has also been made in the construction of ships of war, some of which have been launched in the course of the present year."
"A few prominent facts will place this great interest in a just light before you."
"Our military positions have been maintained at Belle Point, on the Arkansas, at Council Bluffs, on the Missouri, at St. Peters, on the Mississippi, and at Green Bay, on the upper Lakes."