Thomas Jefferson said...

Their desire of entering into connection with the United States and of getting a trading house established there induced...

The idea suggested by him of removing the institution to this place is also worthy of attention.

With the Barbary Powers we continue in harmony, with the exception of an unjustifiable proceeding of the Dey of Algiers ...

With a view to this I submit the case to the consideration of Congress, who, estimating its importance and reviewing the...