Symptoms are the body's mother tongue; signs are in a foreign language.

I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.

There is a shrine in the temple of age, where lie forever embalmed the memories of such as have deserved well of their country and their race.

I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.

I never wanted to fight against the Union, but could not turn my back on Virginia.

Whereas, Slavery, throughout its entire existence in the United States is none other than a most barbarous, unprovoked, and unjustifiable War of one portion of its citizens upon another portion; the only conditions of which are perpetual imprisonment, and hopeless servitude or absolute extermination; in utter disregard and violation of those eternal and self-evident truths set forth in our Declaration of Independence.

Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice!