Our Destiny Is Largely In Our Hands.

Viewed From The Genuine Abolition Ground, Mr. Lincoln Seemed Tardy, Cold, Dull, And Indifferent; But Measuring Him By The Sentiment Of His Country, A Sentiment He Was Bound As A Statesman To Consult, He Was Swift, Zealous, Radical, And Determined.

Allow Us The Dignity To Fight For Our Own Freedom

What I Ask For The Negro Is Not Benevolence, Not Pity, Not Sympathy, But Simply Justice. ... All I Ask Is, Give Him A Chance To Stand On His Own Legs! Let Him Alone! ... Your Interference Is Doing Him Positive Injury.

The Life Of The Nation Is Secure Only While The Nation Is Honest, Truthful, And Virtuous.

Your National Greatness, Swelling Vanity; Your Denunciation Of Tyrants, Brass-fronted Impudence; Your Shouts Of Liberty And Equality, Hollow Mockery; Your Prayers And Hymns, Your Sermons And Thanksgivings, With All Your Religious Parade And Solemnity, Are, To Him, Mere Bombast, Fraud, Deception, Impiety, And Hypocrisy-a Thin Veil To Cover Up Crimes Which Would Disgrace A Nation Of Savages.