If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.

I cannot speak so confidently about the fighting qualities of the Eastern men, or what are called Yankees - not knowing myself particularly to whom the appellation belongs - but this I do know - if the Southerners think that man for man they are better than our Illinois men, or western men generally, they will discover themselves in a grievous mistake.

One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.

I am a little uneasy about the abolishment of slavery in this District of Columbia.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words, "And this too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.