As To The Presidency, The Two Happiest

No Evil Can Result From Its [slavery's] Inhibition More Pernicious Than Its Toleration.

There Is But One Reliance.

In Receiving From The People The Sacred Trust Twice Confided To My Illustrious Predecessor, And Which He Has Discharged So Faithfully And So Well, I Know That I Can Not Expect To Perform The Arduous Task With Equal Ability And Success.

Every Proper Exertion Has Been Made And Will Be Continued To Carry Out The Wishes Of Congress In Relation To The Tobacco Trade, As Indicated In The Several Resolutions Of The House Of Representatives And The Legislation Of The Two Branches.

There Is A Power In Public Opinion In This Country - And I Thank God For It: For It Is The Most Honest And Best Of All Powers - Which Will Not Tolerate An Incompetent Or Unworthy Man To Hold In His Weak Or Wicked Hands The Lives And Fortunes Of His Fellow-citizens.