Thomas Jefferson actually said...

I can not, therefore, but recommend the suspension of this act for a reasonable time, on considerations of justice, amity, and the public in...

It is, however, a work of time, as many arrangements are necessary to place our future harmony on stable grounds.

I have therefore thought proper to issue this my proclamation, warning and enjoining all faithful citizens who have been led without due kno...

I require all good and faithful citizens and others within the United States to be aiding and assisting herein, and especially in the discov...