Henry Ward Beecher: “If he must stand by what he is, how surely must he be given over to weakness, to abuse, to oppressions.”

All attempts at evasion, at adjourning, at concealing and compromising are in vain.

An infernal Juno, envious of the destined greatness of this country, hath sent this serpent upon it!

If the South shall give to the country a policy derived from her heathen notions of men, there will be such a peace as men have overdrugged with opium, that deep lethargy just before the mortal convulsions and death!

And aroused by that spirit, there shall spring up the yet unaroused hosts of men that have not bowed the knee to Baal--and we will war it to the knife, and knife to the hilt.