The Presidency Is Not A Bed Of

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.

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

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.

Thank God, Under Our Constitution There Was No Connection Between Church And State, And That In My Action As President Of The United States I Recognized No Distinction Of Creeds In My Appointments Office.

Public Opinion: May It Always Perform One Of Its Appropriate Offices, By Teaching The Public Functionaries Of The State And Of The Federal Government, That Neither Shall Assume The Exercise Of Powers Entrusted By The Constitution To The Other.