In proportion to the population of the country there never had been, there has never since been, and perhaps there will never again be, so vast an official patronage placed at the absolute disposal of the President.
Blaine reflects on the unprecedented level of patronage available to the President in American history.
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An avenging God cannot sleep while such things find countenance.
It was the insane folly of the South, in drawing the sword against the life of the Nation, that led irresistibly to the abolition of slavery.
The wonder excited by the raising of the vast army which saved the Union from destruction was even surpassed by the wonder excited by its prompt and peaceful dissolution.
Their success as civil magistrates, as legislators, as executives was not less marked and meritorious than their illustrious service in war.
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