Submit your sentiments with diffidence. A dictatorial style, though it may carry conviction, is always accompanied with disgust.

No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass.

Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror.

I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving.

I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.

What a triumph for the advocates of despotism to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves, and that systems founded on the basis of equal liberty are merely ideal and fallacious.

In a word, if this country can steer clear of European politics, stand firm on its bottom, and be wise and temperate in its government, it bids fair to be one of the greatest and happiest nations in the world.