They became unspeakably bitter and venomous, and I never before encountered such torrents of abuse and defamation, outstripping, as it seemed to me, even the rabidness which confronted the Abolitionists in their early experience.
Julian reflects on the intense hostility he faced during his political career, comparing it to the experiences of early Abolitionists.
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It was completely at war with the genius and spirit of democratic government.
Such a state of affairs is worse than pestilence or famine; but the evil of uncertain titles puts on new and very aggravated forms in our gold-bearing regions.
Parched corn men can't stand it much longer, Enough is as much as we'll bear; With Tip at our head, in October, We'll tumble Van out of the chair.
It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.
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