Thomas Jefferson actually said...

"With great regret I found it was not to be accomplished."

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

"A step so friendly will afford further evidence that all our proceedings have flowed from views of justice and conciliation."

"I have the satisfaction to inform you that the negotiation depending between the United States and the Government of Great Britain is proceeding in a spirit of friendship and accommodation which promi..."