Lewis Tappan: “And from what quarter do you look for redemption?”

Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!

Do you pant for liberty and equality, more substantial than such as is now found only in your obliterated and tattered bills of right?

He is terrified by the echo of his own threats, and the very proposal to dissolve the Union and leave him to his fate, throws him into paroxysms.

By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.