"I conceive that the great weight of the obligation which lies upon me to render justice to every man, and to every public body, requires that I should not be silent, when I see a measure taken, which,…"

"They (Indians) are wolves who seek only opportunities to destroy."

"The consideration that human happiness and the preservation of our republican institutions are so essentially linked together, that there is no room for doubt or hesitation."

"I had rather be in my grave, than in the present situation."

"My dear Gov. Lee: You have exchanged the rugged field of Mars for the soft and pleasurable bed of Venus."