We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny.

The Presidency is not a bed of roses.

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

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

When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me.

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.