Thomas Jefferson said...

Until this question can be decided under legislative authority, measures have been taken according to law to prevent any...

The Cherokees readily consented, for a moderate compensation, that the line should be so run as to include all the water...

they prove more and more the expediency of retaining our vessels, our seamen, and property within our own harbors until ...

Besides the advantage of placing it under the immediate eye of the Government, it may render its benefits common to the ...