Whitelaw Reid: “The guilt of being the originators of the late civil war lies at the door of the Abolitionists.”

The question about the slaves being self-supporting, is a question no longer.

They appeared at times when public men often seemed to be groping in the dark on an unknown road, but it is now evident that the road which has been taken is substantially the road they marked out.

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?

The people have generally more education and refinement than in other parts of the State; their public improvements are better, and their country is every way more attractive.