We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.

Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss.

Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.