Ulysses S. Grant

Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.

I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't.

I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.