A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10.
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10.
Presidents -- United States; United States -- History -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government
At the request of the legislature of New Jersey, I communicate to
Congress copies of its resolutions[74] transmitted by the governor of
that State.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 74: Expressing confidence in the wisdom and integrity of the
President and Congress and pledging the support of New Jersey should the
United States determine to resist by force the lawless aggressions by
Great Britain.]
FEBRUARY 1, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
containing a statement of proceedings under the "act to regulate the
laying out and making a road from Cumberland, in the State of Maryland,
to the State of Ohio."
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 19, 1812.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House of Representatives a report[75] of the Secretary
of War, in pursuance of their resolution of the 17th of December, 1811.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 75: Transmitting rules and regulations for training and
disciplining the regular troops and militia of the United States.]
MARCH 12, 1812.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[76] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 10th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 76: Stating that his Department is not in possession of any
names of persons in the United States who entered into or countenanced
the project for the fomentation of sectional divisions in the United
States and the dissolution of the Union for the execution of which
John Henry was in the year 1809 employed by Sir James Craig, then
Governor-General of the British Provinces in North America.]
MARCH 13, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a letter[77] from the envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary of State.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 77: Disclaiming any knowledge of the employment of a secret
agent by Great Britain to foment disaffection to the constituted
authorities of the United States, etc. (See message of March 9, 1812,
Vol. I, p. 498.)]
APRIL 6, 1812.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report of the
superintendent of the city,[78] in compliance with their resolution of
the 24th of March, to which I add a letter from B.H. Latrobe, connected
with that subject.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 78: Washington.]
APRIL 23, 1812.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[79] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 4th of March last.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 79: Relating to captures by belligerent European Governments
of American vessels bound to or from the Baltic or within that sea.]
JULY 4, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
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