He admitted the wisdom of filling public offices with pure and able men who commanded the confidence of the people, and suggested, with a play of sarcasm, that if such an example were set in filling Federal offices, it would probably be followed in the selection of State officers.
This remark underscores the importance of integrity in public office and the expectation of accountability in government.
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He saw the importance of devoting the resources of the State to the reduction of its debt.
I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
He set the custom of dictating bills in chancery to an amanuensis, doing it with such accuracy that a word had seldom to be changed.
The act and the veto amounted to an appeal to the people, and in an instant the country was on fire.
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