Henry Ward Beecher: “Take the laborer's wages in the South, and the law stands to defend you, and beat him down.”

An infernal Juno, envious of the destined greatness of this country, hath sent this serpent upon it!

Two great powers that will not live together are in our midst, and tugging at each other's throats.

All attempts at evasion, at adjourning, at concealing and compromising are in vain.

And aroused by that spirit, there shall spring up the yet unaroused hosts of men that have not bowed the knee to Baal--and we will war it to the knife, and knife to the hilt.