Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.

I consider the proper education of our youths one of the most important objects now to be attained and one from which the greatest benefits may be expected.

We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them.

Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice them all to the Union; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State?

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.

So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished.