If I Am To Be Shot At,

Let Them Impeach And Be Damned.

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.

My Right Side Is Paralyzed. I Need No Doctor. I Can Overcome My Own Troubles.

Whenever You Hear A Man Prating About The Constitution, Spot Him As A Traitor.

The Enactment Of The Homestead Act Would Create The Strongest Tie Between The Citizen And The Government-he Would With Cheerfulness Contribute His Proportionable Part Of The Taxes To Defray The Expenses Of The Political System Under Which He Lived.