The Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is The

I Tread In The Footsteps Of Illustrious Men... In Receiving From The People The Sacred Trust Confided To My Illustrious Predecessor.

The Law Increasing And Organizing The Military Establishment Of The United States Has Been Nearly Carried Into Effect, And The Army Has Been Extensively And Usefully Employed During The Past Season.

No Evil Can Result From Its [slavery's] Inhibition More Pernicious Than Its Toleration.

There Is But One Reliance.

On Receiving From The People The Sacred Trust Twice Confided On 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.