Duties have been mine; consequences are God's.

I hold it the duty of the executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditure, and a sparing economy is itself a great national source.

I have lived among negroes, all my life, and I am for this Government with slavery under the Constitution as it is. I am for the Government of my fathers with negroes. I am for it without negroes. Before I would see this Government destroyed I would send every negro back to Africa, disintegrated and blotted out of space

There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws.

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.

When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.