The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits,

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 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.

The Government Should Not Be Guided By Temporary Excitement, But By Sober Second Thought.

The Case Of The Seminoles Constitutes At Present The Only Exception To The Successful Efforts Of The Government To Remove The Indians To The Homes Assigned Them West Of The Mississippi.