There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.

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

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.