THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS has already become, by liberal management, the

Library of the American people. Every citizen has his share in its vast
stores of learning. Opened daily from nine A. M. to ten P. M. In an edifice
conceded to be a masterpiece of architecture and of art -- a delight to
the eye and to the mind.

Alnsworth R. Spofford.

A COMPILATION

OF THE

MESSAGES AND PAPERS

OF THE

PRESIDENTS

1789-1902

BY

JAMES D. RICHARDSON

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

VOLUME VII

PUBLISHED BY

BUREAU OF NATIONAL LITERATURE AND ART

1903