Mr. Lincoln is already defeated. He cannot be re-elected.

We should not care much whether those thus united (against slavery) were designated 'Whig,' 'Free Democrat' or something else; though we think some simple name like 'Republican' would more fitly designate those who had united to restore the Union to its true mission of champion and promulgator of Liberty rather than propagandist of slavery.

Bigotry is chronic dogmatism.

The best style of writing, as well as the most forcible, is the plainest.

Wisdom is never dear, provided the article be genuine.

The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it.

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.