Thomas Jefferson actually said...

"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..."

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

"Delays, indeed, have taken place, occasioned by the long illness and subsequent death of the British minister charged with that duty."

"And I hereby enjoin and require all officers, civil and military, of the United States, or of any of the States or Territories, and especially all governors and other executive authorities, all judges..."