A nation by establishing a character of liberality and magnanimity gains in the friendship and respect of others more than the worth of mere money.

We have no letter from Mr. Lear respecting Tripoline affairs of later date than that of July 5, which was transmitted to the Senate with the treaty.

In all these cases the purity and patriotism of the motives should shield the agent from blame, and even secure a sanction where the error is not too injurious.

I now communicate to the House of Representatives all the information which the executive offices furnish on the subject of their resolution of the 23d instant respecting the States indebted to the United States.

The governor and presiding judge of the Territory of Michigan have made a report to me of the state of that Territory, several matters in which being within the reach of the legislative authority only, I lay the report before Congress.

If from this sum we deduct the reasonable value of the road ceded through the whole length of their country from Ocmulgee toward New Orleans, a road of indispensable necessity to us, the present convention will be found to give little more…

I now lay before the Senate the several treaties and conventions following, which have been entered into on the part of the United States since their last session.

On these several treaties I have to request that the Senate will advise whether I shall ratify them or not.

She was prompt and decided in her declarations that our demands on Spain for French spoliations carried into Spanish ports were included in the settlement between the United States and France.

These made it a duty to require from that Government indemnifications for our injured citizens.

From that moment she seemed to change her conduct and dispositions toward us.

To their wisdom, then, I look for the course I am to pursue, and will pursue with sincere zeal that which they shall approve.

Before this convention was returned to Spain with our ratification the transfer of Louisiana by France to the United States took place, an event as unexpected as disagreeable to Spain.

Then high offense was manifested at the act of Congress establishing a collection district on the Mobile, although by an authentic declaration immediately made it was expressly confined to our acknowledged limits.

The present crisis in Europe is favorable for pressing such a settlement, and not a moment should be lost in availing ourselves of it.

It was first manifested by her protest against the right of France to alienate Louisiana to us, which, however, was soon retracted and the right confirmed.

To them I communicate every fact material for their information and the documents necessary to enable them to judge for themselves.

I have thought it my duty to await their authority for using force in any degree which could be avoided.

We must join in the unprofitable contest of trying which party can do the other the most harm.

The burthen of quarantines is felt at home as well as abroad; their efficacy merits examination.

In taking a view of the state of our country we in the first place notice the late affliction of two of our cities under the fatal fever which in latter times has occasionally visited our shores.

On this first occasion of addressing Congress since, by the choice of my constituents, I have entered on a second term of administration, I embrace the opportunity to give this public assurance that I will exert my best endeavors to…

I congratulate you on the liberation of our fellow citizens who were stranded on the coast of Tripoli and made prisoners of war.

A state of our progress in exploring the principal rivers of that country, and of the information respecting them hitherto obtained, will be communicated as soon as we shall receive some further relations which we have reason shortly to…

Other details necessary for your full information of the state of things between this country and that shall be the subject of another communication.