No; we must expect a collision, full of sharp asperities and bitterness.

We shall have to contend with the insolence, and pride, and selfishness of many a heartless being.
"Sirs, the prejudices of the North are stronger than those of the South; they bristle like so many bayonets around the slaves; they forge and rivet the chains of the nation.

Conquer them and the victory is won.

The enemies of emancipation take courage from our criminal timidity....

We are ...