The Friend In My Adversity I Shall

There Are But Two Parties Now: Traitors And Patriots. And I Want Hereafter To Be Ranked With The Latter And, I Trust, The Stronger Party.

I Have Made It A Rule Of My Life To Trust A Man Long After Other People Gave Him Up, But I Don't See How I Can Ever Trust Any Human Being Again.

As Soon As Slavery Fired Upon The Flag It Was Felt, We All Felt, Even Those Who Did Not Object To Slaves, That Slavery Must Be Destroyed. We Felt That It Was A Stain To The Union That Men Should Be Bought And Sold Like Cattle.

The Friend In My Adversity I Shall Always Cherish Most.

The Southern Rebellion Was Largely The Outgrowth Of The Mexican War. Nations, Like Individuals, Are Punished For Their Transgressions. We Got Our Punishment In The Most Sanguinary And Expensive War Of Modern Times.