George Julian: “The time for the momentous vote had now come, and no language could describe the solemnity and impressiveness of the…”

The only enthusiasm of the campaign was in the new party, and it was perfectly spontaneous and fervid.

They scourge the mining States and Territories with the unspeakable curse of uncertainty of land titles, as everywhere attested by incurable litigation and strife.

It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.

But as to slavery he seemed to have no conscience, regarding it as a matter of total moral indifference, and thus completely confounding the distinction between right and wrong.