I Never Thought I Would

I Have Been Almost Overwhelmed By The Announcement Of The Sad Event [lincoln's Assassination] Which Has So Recently Occurred. I Feel Incompetent To Perform Duties So Important And Responsible As Those Which Have Been So Unexpectedly Thrown Upon Me.

I Never Thought I Would Be Impeached.

I Have Reached The Summit Of My Ambition.

If I Am To Be Shot At, I Want No Man To Be In The Way Of The Bullet.

Honest Conviction Is My Courage; The Constitution Is My Guide.