'tis Done. We Have Become A Nation.

Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, And Is As Necessary For The Support Of Societies As Natural Affection Is For The Support Of Families. The Amor Patriae Love Of Ones Country Is Both A Moral Duty And A Religious Duty. It Comprehends Not Only The Love Of Our Neighbors But Of Millions Of Our Fellow Creatures, Not Only Of The Present But Of Future Generations. This Virtue We Find Constitutes A Part Of The First Characters Of History.

The Only Foundation For . . . A Republic Is To Be Laid In Religion. Without This There Can Be No Virtue, And Without Virtue There Can Be No Liberty, And Liberty Is The Object And Life Of All Republican Governments.

I Do Not Believe That The Constitution Was The Offspring Of Inspiration, But I Am As Satisfied That It Is As Much The Work Of A Divine Providence As Any Of The Miracles Recorded In The Old And New Testament.

If We Were To Remove The Bible From Public Schools We Would Be Wasting So Much Time Punishing Crimes And Taking So Little Pains To Prevent Them.

Dissections Daily Convince Us Of Our Ignorance Of The Seats Of Diseases, And Cause Us To Blush At Our Prescriptions. How Often Are We Disappointed In Our Expectation From The Most Certain And Powerful Of Our Remedies, By The Negligence Or Obstinacy Of Our Patients! What Mischief Have We Done Under The Belief Of False Facts And False Theories! We Have Assisted In Multiplying Diseases. We Have Done More — We Have Increased Their Mortality.