I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred, and most irreversible part of my obligation to preserve the union of these states, although it may cost me my life.
Disunion by force is treason.
To the victors belong the spoils.
The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.
I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.
Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.
