Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.

I believe that involuntary servitude, as it exists in different States of this Confederacy, is recognized by the Constitution. I believe that it stands like an…

You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me by your strength.