Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

It is bad to be poor. I shall go to the wall for bread and meat, if I neglect my business this year as well as last.

Everybody appreciates a compliment.

Allow me to assure you, that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?