Although A Soldier By Profession, I Have

My Family Is American, And Has Been For Generations, In All Its Branches, Direct And Collateral

Jesse Has A New Dog. You May Have Noticed That His Former Pets Have Been Peculiarly Unfortunate. When This Dog Dies Every Employee In The White House Will Be At Once Discharged.

You Can Violate The Law. The Banks May Violate The Law And Be Sustained In Doing So. But The President Of The United States Cannot Violate The Law.

So Vast A Sum, Receiving All The Protection And Benefits Of The Government, Without Bearing Its Proportion Of The Burdens And Expenses Of The Same, Will Not Be Looked Upon Acquiescently By Those Who Have To Pay The Taxes. . . . I Would Suggest The Taxation Of All Property Equally.

It Is Preposterous To Suppose That The People Of One Generation Can Lay Down The Best And Only Rules Of Government For All Who Are To Come After Them, And Under Unforeseen Contingencies.