John Tyler actually said...

"The proceeding of Captain Jones in taking possession of the town of Monterey, in the possessions of Mexico, was entirely of his own authority, and not in consequence of any orders or instructions of a..."

"The public faith in this or in all things else ought to be placed beyond question and beyond contingency."

"The proper objects of taxation are peculiarly within the discretion of the Legislature, while it is the duty of the Executive to keep Congress duly advised of the state of the Treasury and to admonish..."

"The issue of one note in redemption of another is not the payment of a debt."