The Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is The

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.

In Time Of Peace There Can, At All Events, Be No Justification For The Creation Of A Permanent Debt By The Federal Government. Its Limited Range Of Constitutional Duties May Certainly Under Such Circumstances Be Performed Without Such A Resort.

The United States Have Fulfilled In Good Faith All Their Treaty Stipulations With The Indian Tribes, And Have In Every Other Instance Insisted Upon A Like Performance Of Their Obligations.

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.

The Atonement Of Jesus Christ Is The Only Remedy And Rest For My Soul.