Next Monday the Convention in Virginia will assemble; we have still good hopes of its adoption here: though by no great plurality of votes. South Carolina has probably decided favourably before this time. The plot thickens fast. A few short weeks will determine the political fate of America for the present generation, and probably produce no small influence on the happiness of society through a long succession of ages to come.

It is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws.

Let no one go hungry away. If any of the kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness.

..the establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive that induced me to the field of battle.

At a distance from the theatre of action, truth is not always related without embellishment, and sometimes is entirely perverted, from a misconception of the causes which produce the effects that are the subjects of censure.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination.