A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends.

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

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

In wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do

The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

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.

If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.