It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.

The enactment of the Homestead Act would create the strongest tie between the citizen and the Government-he would with cheerfulness contribute his proportionable part of the taxes to defray the expenses of the political system under which he lived.

If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrat at the other, all would be well with the country.

Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

The homestead policy was established only after long and earnest resistance; experience proves its wisdom. The lands in the hands of industrious settlers, whose labor creates wealth and contributes to the public resources, are worth more to the United States than if they had been reserved as a solitude for future purchasers.