George Washington: “For the fulfillment of your anticipations of the future I can give no other assurance than that the motives which you…”

It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I have been gratified by the liberal and interesting discourses delivered in your Churches.

A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Satisfied, therefore, that you have sincerely wished and endeavored to avert war, and exhausted to the last drop the cup of reconciliation, we can with pure hearts appeal to Heaven for the justice of our cause.