There Is But One Reliance.

In Receiving From The People The Sacred Trust Twice Confided To 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.

Banks Properly Established And Conducted Are Highly Useful To The Business Of The Country, And Will Doubtless Continue To Exist In The States So Long As They Conform To Their Laws And Are Found To Be Safe And Beneficial.

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.

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

There Is A Power In Public Opinion In This Country - And I Thank God For It: For It Is The Most Honest And Best Of All Powers - Which Will Not Tolerate An Incompetent Or Unworthy Man To Hold In His Weak Or Wicked Hands The Lives And Fortunes Of His Fellow-citizens.