Political Quotes

Governments may be, and doubtless often have been, wrong in going to war to enforce claims.

I therefore appeal through you to the people of the country to declare in their might that the Union must and shall be preserved by all constitutional means.

It must be allowed that these precedents, so numerous and so long continued, are entitled to great respect, since we can scarcely suppose that the wise and eminent men by whom they were made could have been mistaken on a point which was brought to their attention so often.

I return with my objections to the House, in which it originated.