Whitelaw Reid: “They are not such material as, under ordinary circumstances, one would now choose for the duties of American…”

Will you take peace without territory and preserve the integrity of the Constitution of the country?...

Suppose it to be merely a war in defense of our own just rights and interests.

Congress is supreme, and, for all the purposes of this department, has all the powers of the people of the United States, except such as have been expressly or by implication reserved in the prohibitions of the Constitution.

And next, shall we not probably fare best in the end if we try to profit somewhat by the experience others have had in like cases?