Duties Have Been Mine; Consequences Are God's.

I Never Thought I Would Be Impeached.

The Sovereignty Of The States Is The Language Of The Confederacy And Not The Language Of The Constitution. The Latter Contains The Emphatic Words. This Constitution And The Laws Of The United States Which Shall Be Made In Pursuance Thereof And All Treaties Made Or Which Shall Be Made Under The Authority Of The United States, Shall Be The Supreme Law Of The Land And The Judges In Every State Shall Be Bound Thereby, Anything In The Constitution Or Laws Of Any State To The Contrary Notwithstanding

Let Us Look Forward To The Time When We Can Take The Flag Of Our Country And Nail It Below The Cross, And There Let It Wave As It Waved In The Olden Times, And Let Us Gather Around It And Inscribed For Our Motto: 'liberty And Union, One And Inseparable, Now And Forever,' And Exclaim, 'christ First, Our Country Next!'

I Have Been Almost Overwhelmed By The Announcement Of The Sad Event [lincoln's Assassination] Which Has So Recently Occurred. I Feel Incompetent To Perform Duties So Important And Responsible As Those Which Have Been So Unexpectedly Thrown Upon Me.

I Hold It The Duty Of The Executive To Insist Upon Frugality In The Expenditure, And A Sparing Economy Is Itself A Great National Source.