It Is Better To Spread Trust All

The American Continents, By The Free And Independent Condition By Which They Have Assumed And Maintained, Are Henceforth Not To Be Considered As Subjects For Future Colonization By Any European Powers.

Let Us By Wise And Constitutional Measures Promote Intelligence Among The People As The Best Means Of Preserving Our Liberties.

I Enter On The Trust To Which I Have Been Called By The Suffrages Of My Fellow-citizens With My Fervent Prayers To The Almighty That He Will Be Graciously Pleased To Continue To Us That Protection Which He Has Already So Conspicuously Displayed In Our Favor.

The Great Increase Of Our Population Throughout The Union Will Alone Produce An Important Effect, And In No Quarter Will It Be So Sensibly Felt As In Those In Contemplation.

The Civil War Which Has So Long Prevailed Between Spain And The Provinces In South America Still Continues, Without Any Prospect Of Its Speedy Termination.