The Federalist Papers
The Federalist (later known as The Federalist Papers) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the…
Treaty of Ghent
I lay before Congress copies of the treaty of peace and amity between the United States and His Britannic…
Second Inaugural Address
ABOUT to add the solemnity of an oath to the obligations imposed by a second call to the station…
State of War with Great Britain
Whereas the Congress of the United States, by virtue of the constituted authority vested in them, have declared by…
War Message to Congress
I communicate to Congress certain documents, being a continuation of those heretofore laid before them on the subject of…
Occupation of West Florida
Whereas the territory south of the Mississippi Territory and eastward of the river Mississippi, and extending to the river…
State of the Union Address
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: At the period of our last meeting I had the satisfaction of…
First Inaugural Address
UNWILLING to depart from examples of the most revered authority, I avail myself of the occasion now presented to…
Speech in the House of Representatives
The House again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the Report of the Secretary of…
Amendments to the United States Constitution
I am sorry to be accessary to the loss of a single moment of time by the house. If…
