The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need not be further urged-All that remains for me to add, is, that you keep the whole matter as secret as possible. For upon Secrecy, Success depends in most Enterprizes of the kind, and for want of it, they are generally defeated, however well planned & promising a favourable issue.

A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.

The pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind.

It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.

It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being. Religion is as necessary to reason, as reason is to religion.

To every description of citizens, let praise be given. but let them persevere in their affectionate vigilance over that precious depository of American happiness, the Constitution of the United States. Let them cherish it, too, for the sake of those who, from every clime, are daily seeking a dwelling in our land.

It is not the lowest priced goods that are always the cheapest - the quality is, or ought to be as much an object with the purchaser, as the price.