The Framers Of Our Constitution Never Exhausted

Wisdom Is Nothing More Than Healed Pain.

I Have Thought From The Time Of The Cessation Of The Hostilities, That Silence And Patience On The Part Of The South Was The True Course; And I Think So Still. Controversy Of All Kinds Will, In My Opinion, Only Serve To Continue Excitement And Passion, And Will Prevent The Public Mind From The Acknowledgement And Acceptance Of The Truth.

Any Victory Would Be Dear At Such A Price.

The Consolidation Of The States Into One Vast Empire, Sure To Be Aggressive Abroad And Despotic At Home, Will Be The Certain Precursor Of Ruin Which Has Overwhelmed All That Preceded It.

They Do Not Know What They Say. If It Came To A Conflict Of Arms, The War Will Last At Least Four Years. Northern Politicians Will Not Appreciate The Determination And Pluck Of The South, And Southern Politicians Do Not Appreciate The Numbers, Resources, And Patient Perseverance Of The North. Both Sides Forget That We Are All Americans. I Foresee That Our Country Will Pass Through A Terrible Ordeal, A Necessary Expiation, Perhaps, For Our National Sins.