God Gave Us Lincoln And

The Cause Of The Great War Of The Rebellion Against The United States Will Have To Be Attributed To Slavery. For Some Years Before The War Began It Was A Trite Saying Among Some Politicians That "a State Half Slave And Half Free Cannot Exist." All Must Become Slave Or All Free, Or The State Will Go Down. I Took No Part Myself In Any Such View Of The Case At The Time, But Since The War Is Over, Reviewing The Whole Question, I Have Come To The Conclusion That The Saying Is Quite True.

Generally The Officers Of The Army Were Indifferent Whether The Annexation [of Texas] Was Consummated Or Not; But Not So All Of Them. For Myself, I Was Bitterly Opposed To The Measure, And To This Day Regard The War, Which Resulted, As One Of The Most Unjust Ever Waged By A Stronger Against A Weaker Nation. It Was An Instance Of A Republic Following The Bad Example Of European Monarchies, In Not Considering Justice In Their Desire To Acquire Additional Territory.

The Southern Rebellion Was Largely The Outgrowth Of The Mexican War. Nations, Like Individuals, Are Punished For Their Transgressions. We Got Our Punishment In The Most Sanguinary And Expensive War Of Modern Times.

I'm Afraid I'm Elected.

Quit Thinking About What Bobby Lee's Gonna Do To Us And Start Thinking About What We're Going To Do To Him.