A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.

History has shown that at least one-half of every century is consumed in war.

I enter on the trust to which I have been called by the suffrages of my fellow-citizens with my fervent prayers to the Almighty that He will be graciously pleased to continue to us that protection which He has already so conspicuously displayed in our favor.

I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.

Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.