The Heart Of The People, North And

The Heart Of The People, North And South, Is For The Union.

Freedom May Come Quickly In Robes Of Peace Or After Ages Of Conflict And War, But Come It Will, And Abide It Will, So Long As The Principles By Which It Was Acquired Are Held Sacred.

Literature Is The Voice Of The Age And The State; The Character, Energy, And Resources Of The Country Are Reflected And Imaged Forth In The Conceptions Of Its Great Minds; They Are Organs Of The Time; They Speak Not Their Own Language, They Scarce Think Their Own Thoughts; But Under An Impulse Like The Prophetic Enthusiasm Of Old, They Must Feel And Utter The Sentiments Which Society Inspires.

Let A Nation's Fervent Thanks Make Some Amends For The Toils And Sufferings Of Those Who Survive.

Though A Hundred Crooked Paths May Conduct To A Temporary Success, The One Plain And Straight Path Of Public And Private Virtue Can Alone Lead To A Pure And Lasting Fame And The Blessings Of Posterity.