The Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is The

In Receiving From The People The Sacred Trust Twice Confided To My Illustrious Predecessor, And Which He Has Discharged So Faithfully And So Well, I Know That I Can Not Expect To Perform The Arduous Task With Equal Ability And Success.

The Condition Of The Tribes Which Occupy The Country Set Apart For Them In The West Is Highly Prosperous, And Encourages The Hope Of Their Early Civilization. They Have For The Most Part Abandoned The Hunter State And Turned Their Attention To Agricultural Pursuits.

I Tread In The Footsteps Of Illustrious Men, Whose Superiors It Is Our Happiness To Believe Are Not Found On The Executive Calendar Of Any Country.

Most Men Are Not Scolded Out Of Their Opinion.

My Conviction Of The Necessity Of Further Legislative Provisions For The Safe-keeping And Disbursement Of The Public Moneys And My Opinion In Regard To The Measures Best Adapted To The Accomplishment Of Those Objects Have Been Already Submitted To You.