By carefully avoiding the first step towards intemperance... and by cherishing the wish to deserve and the hope of receiving the approbation of your country, you can alone render yourself able to occupy with honor the high standing in the Navy to which many of you are destined.
– Franklin Buchanan
I reached home about a week since, my trip to Saratoga & Niagra was a delightful one. No written description of the Falls ever gave a correct idea of the reality, they must be seen to be appreciated.
– Franklin Buchanan
Your morals and general character are strictly inquired into; it is therefore expected that you will improve every leisure moment in the acquirement of knowledge of your profession and you will recollect that a good moral character is essential to your high standing in the Navy.