It was a period of gloom, when the very foundations were shaken, when no man could foretell the happening of the morrow, when strong men trembled at the possibility of the destruction of our Government.
Stevenson describes a tumultuous period in American history, emphasizing the uncertainty faced by the nation.
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Not to speak of that eye which pierces through all disguises and beholds everything as in the splendor of noon, such secrets of guilt are never safe from detection even by men.
We are here to erect this statue to his memory because of the unnumbered blessings to America and to the people of every race and clime which have followed his discovery.
What page in our history tells of deeds so fraught with blessings to the generations of men as the discovery of America?
My fellow-citizens have a right to know my views upon all public questions, and I have nothing to conceal.