Buchanan's faults as an Executive may have been, his honor in all transactions, both personal and public, was unquestionable, and he was the last man to tolerate the slightest deviation from the path of rigid integrity.
Blaine defends Buchanan's integrity despite his executive faults, emphasizing the importance of honor in leadership.
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Such an opportunity would have been a menace to the public credit, and would have proved a constant source of corruption.
As slavery had been the chief inciting cause of disunion, slavery should die.
The feeling in many portions of the country toward the emancipated slaves, especially among the ignorant and uneducated, is one of vindictive and malicious hatred.
An avenging God cannot sleep while such things find countenance.
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