The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once.

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Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

Never take counsel of your fears.

Never take counsel of your fears.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have...

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have...

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

To the victors belong the spoils.

To the victors belong the spoils.

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

To the victors belong the spoils.

To the victors belong the spoils.

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day...

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day...

In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here...

In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here...

If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider,...

If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider,...

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the...

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the...