Negro equality, Fudge!! How long in the Government of a God great enough to make and maintain this Universe, shall there continue to be knaves to vend and fools to gulp, so low a piece of demagoguism as this?

That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.

No State, upon it own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally nothing. I therefore consider that the Union is unbroken. There needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there shall be none, unless forced upon the national authority.

Nothing is stronger than gentleness.

None seemed to think the injury arose from the use of a bad thing but from the abuse of a very good thing

The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for allcommanders.

I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it.