George Boutwell: “By the decision the Government was shorn of a part of its financial means of defence in an exigency.”

On the other hand, I claimed that all thought of the further use of silver should be postponed until the attempt to secure the co-operation of other countries had been tried faithfully.

General Grant was not indisposed to see the territories of the Republic extended, but his love of justice and fair dealing was such that he would have used only honorable means in his intercourse with other nations.

But our cause being almost lost something decisive and great must be done.

But I am more anxious to deal justly by them because they are men.