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My Heart Bleeds At The Death Of Every One Of Our Gallant Men.

I Have Thought From The Time Of The Cessation Of The Hostilities, That Silence And Patience On The Part Of The South Was The True Course; And I Think So Still. Controversy Of All Kinds Will, In My Opinion, Only Serve To Continue Excitement And Passion, And Will Prevent The Public Mind From The Acknowledgement And Acceptance Of The Truth.

The Real Honest Man Is Honest From Conviction Of What Is Right, Not From Policy.

We Failed, But In The Good Providence Of God Apparent Failure Often Proves A Blessing.

Mr. Blair, I Look Upon Secession As Anarchy. If I Owned The Four Millions Of Slaves In The South, I Would Sacrifice Them All To The Union; But How Can I Draw My Sword Upon Virginia, My Native State?