Whitelaw Reid: “After going into a war for humanity, were we so craven that we should seek freedom from further trouble at the expense…”

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.

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.

They have covered many phases of the subject, but have preserved a singular uniformity of purpose and consistency of ideas throughout.

Spain failed to maintain her title to the security she had pledged, but the lenders knew the instability of that security when they risked their money on it.