We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally organized should be administered in purity and truth.

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

I will attack no matter what and win the war!