I Am The Last President Of The

Our Union Rests Upon Public Opinion, And Can Never Be Cemented By The Blood Of Its Citizens Shed In Civil War.

The Storm Of Frenzy And Faction Must Inevitably Dash Itself In Vain Against The Unshaken Rock Of The Constitution.

Abstract Propositions Should Never Be Discussed By A Legislative Body.

The Course Of Events Is So Rapidly Hastening Forward That The Emergency May Soon Arise When You May Be Called Upon To Decide The Momentous Question Whether You Possess The Power By Force Of Arms To Compel A State To Remain In The Union

Liberty Must Be Allowed To Work Out Its Natural Results; And These Will, Ere Long, Astonish The World.