John Tyler actually said...

"The duties which the Constitution and the laws devolve on the President must be performed by him under his official responsibility, and he is not at liberty to disregard high interests or thwart impor..."

"For that proceeding he has been recalled, and the letter recalling him will be found among the papers herewith communicated."

"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."