He had given anxious thought to the problems of free government, and to the destiny of the Republic.

He had for himself marked out a path of duty, and he walked in it fearlessly.

His mental processes were slower but more profound than those of Douglas.

He did not seek to say merely the thing which was best for that day's debate, but the thing which would stand the test of time and square itself with eternal justice.

He wished nothing to appear white unless it was white.