I Have Never Advocated War Except As

In 1850, I Believe, The Church Property In The United States, Which Paid No Tax, Amounted To $87 Million. In 1900, Without A Check, It Is Safe To Say, This Property Will Reach A Sum Exceeding $3 Billion. I Would Suggest The Taxation Of All Property Equally.

The Theory Of Government Changes With General Progress.

The Cause Of The Great War Of The Rebellion Against The United States Will Have To Be Attributed To Slavery. For Some Years Before The War Began It Was A Trite Saying Among Some Politicians That "a State Half Slave And Half Free Cannot Exist." All Must Become Slave Or All Free, Or The State Will Go Down. I Took No Part Myself In Any Such View Of The Case At The Time, But Since The War Is Over, Reviewing The Whole Question, I Have Come To The Conclusion That The Saying Is Quite True.

There Are Many Men Who Would Have Done Better Than I Did Under The Circumstances In Which I Found Myself. If I Had Never Held Command, If I Had Fallen, There Were 10,000 Behind Who Would Have Followed The Contest To The End And Never Surrendered The Union.

The Friend In My Adversity I Shall Always Cherish Most.