Albert Beveridge: “I do not consider one shilling sterling as one fourth the real value of the lands....”

In the excitement produced by ardent controversy, gentlemen view the same object through such different media that minds, not infrequently receive therefrom precisely opposite impressions.

These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.

That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.

There can be little doubt that a majority of the people did not favor the Constitution when adopted by the Convention and ratified by the States.