I Believe I May So, Looking Into

We Must...submit Ourselves In Adversity To The Will Of A Merciful God As Cheerfully As In Prosperity.

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.

We Have Fought This Fight As Long, And As Well As We Know How. We Have Been Defeated. For Us As A Christian People, There Is Now But One Course To Pursue. We Must Accept The Situation.

Keep Steady In The View Of The Great Principles For Which You Contend. The Safety Of Your Homes And The Lives Of All You Hold Dear Depend Upon Your Courage And Exertions. Let Each Man Resolve To Be Victorious, And That The Right Of Self Government, Liberty And Peace Shall Find Him A Defender.

It Is Good That War Is So Horrible, Or We Might Grow To Like It.