About One-half Of The Members Of Congress

Idleness Is Sweet, And Its Consequences Are Cruel.

There Are Three Points Of Doctrine The Belief Of Which Forms The Foundation Of All Morality. The First Is The Existence Of God; The Second Is The Immortality Of The Human Soul; And The Third Is A Future State Of Rewards And Punishments. Suppose It Possible For A Man To Disbelieve Either Of These Three Articles Of Faith And That Man Will Have No Conscience, He Will Have No Other Law Than That Of The Tiger Or The Shark. The Laws Of Man May Bind Him In Chains Or May Put Him To Death, But They Never Can Make Him Wise, Virtuous, Or Happy.

Of The Two Great Political Parties Which Have Divided The Opinions And Feelings Of Our Country, The Candid And The Just Will Now Admit That Both Have Contributed Splendid Talents, Spotless Integrity, Ardent Patriotism, And Disinterested Sacrifices To The Formation And Administration Of This Government, And That Both Have Required A Liberal Indulgence For A Portion Of Human Infirmity And Error.

Man Wants But Little Here Below Nor Wants That Little Long, 'tis Not With Me Exactly So; But 'tis So In The Song. My Wants Are Many, And, If Told, Would Muster Many A Score; And Were Each Wish A Mint Of Gold, I Still Should Long For More.

This Mode Of Electioneering Suited Neither My Taste Nor My Principles. I Thought It Equally Unsuitable To My Personal Character And To The Station In Which I Am Placed.