Ah, You Know My Weaknesses--my Children And

The Southern Rebellion Was Largely The Outgrowth Of The Mexican War. Nations, Like Individuals, Are Punished For Their Transgressions. We Got Our Punishment In The Most Sanguinary And Expensive War Of Modern Times.

... Anything Is Better Than Indecision. We Must Decide. If I Am Wrong, We Shall Soon Find Out And Can Do The Other Thing. But Not To Decide Wastes Both Time And Money And May Ruin Everything.

The Cause Of The Great War Of The Rebellion Against The United Status Will Have To Be Attributed To Slavery.

The Colored Man Has Been Accustomed All His Life To Lean On The White Man, And If A Good Officer Is Placed Over Him, He Will Learn Readily And Make A Good Soldier.

I Know No Method To Secure The Repeal Of Bad Or Obnoxious Laws So Effective As Their Stringent Execution.