The defeat was so decisive that if the President had been wise he would have sought a return of friendly relations with the party which had elected him, or at least some form of compromise which would have averted constant collision, with the certainty of defeat and humiliation.
Blaine critiques President Johnson's response to his electoral defeat and suggests a need for reconciliation with the Republican Party.
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The need of action and of energy so pressed upon him that he found no time to utter lamentation, none to indulge even in the most sacred personal grief.
I am in no boastful mood: I shall not do more than I can, but I shall do all I can to save the Government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.
Crises often arise in the conduct of National affairs when cherished opinions must be sacrificed and new departures taken.
In all the revolted states, upon the testimony of your ablest generals, there is no safety to the property or lives of loyal men.
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