I Believe In God, And

In The Long, Fierce Struggle For Freedom Of Opinion, The Press, Like The Church, Counted Its Martyrs By Thousands.

Mankind Have Been Slow To Believe That Order Reigns In The Universe-that The World Is A Cosmos And A Chaos.

The Possession Of Great Powers No Doubt Carries With It A Comtempt For Mere External Show

The Prosperity Which Now Prevails Is Without Parallel In Our History. Fruitful Seasons Have Done Much To Secure It, But They Have Not Done All. The Preservation Of The Public Credit And The Resumption Of Specie Payments, So Successfully Attained By The Administration Of My Predecessors, Have Enabled Our People To Secure The Blessings Which The Seasons Brought.

Tortured For The Republic.