rights of person and of property， liberty of conscience and of the press， it will be worth defending； and so long as it is worth defending a patriotic militia will cover it with an impenetrable aegis. partial injuries and occasional mortifications we may be subjected to， but a million of armed freemen， possessed of the means of war， can never be conquered by a foreign foe. to any just system， therefore， calculated to strengthen this natural safeguard of the country i shall cheerfully lend all the aid in my power.
it will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy， and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our government and the feelings of our people.
the recent demonstration of public sentiment inscribes on the list of executive duties， in characters too legible to be overlooked， the task of reform， which will require particularly the correction of those abuses that have brought the patronage of the federal government into conflict with the freedom of elections， and the counteraction of those causes which have disturbed the rightful course of appointment and have placed or continued power in unfaithful or incompetent hands.
in the performance of a task thus generally delineated i shall endeavor to select men whose diligence and talents will insure in their respective stations able and faithful coop