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

The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.

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

By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery, and cavalry.

From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves.

Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.

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.