Of that sum $1,987.50 have been necessarily applied to the support of the Territorial governments of Michigan and Louisiana until an opportunity could occur of making a specific appropriation for that purpose.

Our expectation was that an intercourse should be kept up between the ex-Bashaw and the commodore.

We considered that concerted operations by those who have a common enemy were entirely justifiable.

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.

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.

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.

Being mostly originals or sole copies, a return of them is requested at the convenience of the Senate.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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

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

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

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

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