If A Man . . . Would

The Presidency Is Not A Bed Of Roses.

The Passion For Office Among Members Of Congress Is Very Great, If Not Absolutely Disreputable, And Greatly Embarrasses The Operations Of The Government. They Create Offices By Their Own Votes And Then Seek To Fill Them Themselves.

General Taylor Is, I Have No Doubt, A Well-meaning Old Man. He Is, However, Uneducated, Exceedingly Ignorant Of Public Affairs, And I Should Judge, Of Very Ordinary Capacity.

There Is More Selfishness And Less Principle Among Members Of Congress Than I Had Any Conception Of, Before I Became President Of The U.s.

No Union Exists Between Church And State, And Perfect Freedom Of Opinion Is Guaranteed To All Sects And Creeds.