Any Victory Would Be Dear

The Dominant Party Cannot Reign Forever, And Truth And Justice Will Prevail At Last.

All That The South Has Ever Desired Was That The Union, As Established By Our Forefathers, Should Be Preserved, And That The Government As Originally Organized Should Be Administered In Purity And Truth.

I Endeavored To Give Thanks To Our Heavenly Father For All His Mercies To Me, For His Preservation Of Me Through All The Dangers I Have Passed, And All The Blessings Which He Has Bestowed Upon Me, For I Know I Fall Far Short Of My Obligations

The Trite Saying That 'honesty Is The Best Policy' Has Met With The Just Criticism That Honesty Is Not Policy. The Seems To Be True. The Real Honest Man Is Honest From Conviction Of What Is Right, Not From Policy.

There Is Always Hazard In Military Activity, But We Must Decide Between The Positive Loss Of Inactivity And The Risk Of Action.