Of All Knaves The Religious Knave Is

It Must Be Felt That There Is No National Security But In The Nation's Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God And His Overruling Providence.

Frequently The More Trifling The Subject, The More Animated And Protracted The Discussion.

With The Union My Best And Dearest Earthly Hopes Are Entwined.

In Expressing Briefly My Views Upon An Important Subject Which Has Recently Agitated The Nation..., I Fervently Hope That The Question Is At Rest And That No Sectional Or Ambitious Or Fanatical Excitement May Again Threaten The Durability Of Our Institutions.

I Can Express No Better Hope For My Country Than That The Kind Providence Which Smiled Upon Our Fathers May Enable Their Children To Preserve The Blessings They Have Inherited.