States Rights Died At Appomattox.

There Came A Time In My Life When I Doubted The Divinity Of The Scriptures, And I Resolved As A Lawyer And A Judge I Would Try The Book As I Would Try Anything In The Courtroom, Taking Evidence For And Against. It Was A Long, Serious And Profound Study And Using The Same Principles Of Evidence In This Religious Matter As I Always Do In Secular Matters, I Have Come To The Decision That The Bible Is A Supernatural Book, That It Has Come From God, And That The Only Safety For The Human Race Is To Follow Its Teachings.

A Resignation Is A Grave Act; Never Performed By A Right-minded Man Without Forethought Or With Reserve.

The Constitution, In All Its Provisions, Looks To An Indestructible Union Composed Of Indestructible States.

States Rights Died At Appomattox.

My Agency In Promoting The Passage Of The National Bank Act Was The Greatest Financial Mistake Of My Life. It Has Built Up A Monopoly, Which Affects Every Interest In The Country. It Should Be Repealed, But Before That Can Be Accomplished, The People Will Be Arrayed On One Side And The Banks On The Other, In A Contest Such As We Have Never Before Seen In This Country.