Frederick Douglass: “His deeds might be disowned, but the spirit which made those deeds possible was worthy highest honor.”

We could not but believe that there existed at the South a latent and powerful Union sentiment which would assert itself at last.

It only abolished slavery where it did not exist, and left it intact where it did exist.

The friendless and hungry boy, in his extremest need, found himself in the strong protecting arms of his mother.

The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.