I can hardly believe that the South and North can live in peace, unless we can get rid of the negroes ... I believe that it would be better to export them all to some fertile country with a good climate, which they could have to themselves.

I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.

If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet, four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing on an average one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and grey eyes -- no other marks or brands recollected.

In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war.

Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away from us nearly a year at school, and will enter Harvard University this month. He promises verywell, considering we never controlled him much.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.