George Julian: “It was a proposition of gigantic bribery, after bluster and bullying had been exhausted.”

If it had been morally possible, I would have supported him gladly.

The laws regulating the ownership and disposition of landed property not only affect the well-being but frequently the destiny of a people.

Custom, and the faculty of adaptation, have a very reconciling influence upon communities as well as individuals.

The feeling against him became perfectly relentless, as I distinctly remember it, and shared in it myself; but on referring to the message now, I am astonished at the comparative moderation of its tone, and the strength of its positions.