Whitelaw Reid: “And the most flourishing part of South Carolina to-day is made up of the sea islands, cultivated by the freedmen, all…”

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

We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.

But why should a sensible man deal with such folly?

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