Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.

No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds.

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.

Under the blessings of Divine Providence... It becomes us, in humility, to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.

The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.

The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the bonds of peace and union this great and increasing family of free and independent States, will be the chart by which I shall be directed.