Really, Mr. Lincoln, I Have Had Enough

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

There Are Many Men Who Would Have Done Better Than I Did Under The Circumstances In Which I Found Myself. If I Had Never Held Command, If I Had Fallen, There Were 10,000 Behind Who Would Have Followed The Contest To The End And Never Surrendered The Union.

There Is Nothing More I Should Do To It Now, And Therefore I Am Not Likely To Be More Ready To Go Than At This Moment.

So Vast A Sum, Receiving All The Protection And Benefits Of The Government, Without Bearing Its Proportion Of The Burdens And Expenses Of The Same, Will Not Be Looked Upon Acquiescently By Those Who Have To Pay The Taxes. . . . I Would Suggest The Taxation Of All Property Equally.

The Natural Disposition Of Most People Is To Clothe A Commander Of A Large Army Whom They Do Not Know, With Almost Superhuman Abilities. A Large Part Of The National Army, For Instance, And Most Of The Press Of The Country, Clothed General Lee With Just Such Qualities, But I Had Known Him Personally, And Knew That He Was Mortal; And It Was Just As Well That I Felt This.