Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.
With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.
Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.
It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains, should speedily be filled up by a hardy and patriotic population.
It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.
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.
I cannot adequately express the horror I feel for a man who can be so base as to veil his hypocrisy under the cloak of religion, and state the base falsehood he has done.
Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.
Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.
The most energetic and prompt measures and the immediate appearance in arms of a large and overpowering force are recommended to Congress as the most certain and efficient means of bringing the existing collision with Mexico to a speedy and successful termination.
Our relations with the various Indian tribes continue to be of a pacific character.
I would bring the government back to what it was intended to be - a plain economical government.
Senator Badger did not call. During the whole of the last session of Congress, he did not call on me. He is a bitter partisan and is no doubt sensible that during the presidential canvass of 1844, he did me gross injustice.
It is not questioned that the Federal Government is one of limited powers. Its powers are such, and such only, as are expressly granted in the Constitution or are properly incident to the expressly granted powers and necessary to their execution.
A crowd of persons came in as soon as my office was opened. Among them were several ladies who called to pay their respects. None who called had any business of more importance than an ardent desire to serve their country, provided they could be appointed to a good office. As I has none of these to dispose of, they were, of course, disappointed.