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Our Great Modern Republic. May Those Who Seek The Blessings Of Its Institutions And The Protection Of Its Flag Remember The Obligations They Impose.

It Will Be All Right If It Turns Out All Right.

I Feel That We Are On The Eve Of A New Era, When There Is To Be Great Harmony Between The Federal And Confederate. I Cannot Stay To Be A Living Witness To The Correctness Of This Prophecy; But I Feel It Within Me That It Is To Be So.

One Of My Superstitions Had Always Been When I Started To Go Anywhere Or Do Anything, Not To Turn Back, Or Stop Until The Thing Intended Was Accomplished. I Have Frequently Started To Go Places Where I Had Never Been And To Which I Did Not Know The Way, Depending Upon Making Inquiries On The Road, And If I Got Past The Place Without Knowing It, Instead Of Turning Back, I Would Go Until A Road Was Found Turning In The Right Direction, Take That, And Come In By The Other Side.

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.