March 02, 1857
To the Senate of the United States:
I communicate herewith a letter ++. from the Secretary of the Navy, in response to a resolution of the Senate of August 15, 1856·
++ Relating to the discontinuance or change of location of any navy-yard or naval station on the Atlantic Seaboard.
Concurring in the views presented in the documents to which the Secretary of the Navy refers, I am not prepared at this time to recommend any legislation on the subject.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Franklin Pierce, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203369