George Washington: “Let them cherish it, too, for the sake of those who, from every clime, are daily seeking a dwelling in our land.”

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

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.

I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.

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.