When we acquired California and New- Mexico this party, scorning all compromises and all concessions, demanded that slavery should be forever excluded from them, and all other acquisitions of the Republic, either by purchase or conquest, forever. — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
The day the army of Virginia allows a negro regiment to enter their lines as soldiers they will be degraded, ruined, and disgraced. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
There are courageous and honest men enough in both sections to fight. There is no question of courage involved. The people of both sections… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Liberty, in its last analysis, is but the sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
This position of this Northern party brought about the troubles of 1850, and the political excitement of 1854. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Peace and commerce with foreign nations could be more effectually and cheaply cultivated by a common agent; therefore they gave the Federal Government the… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Mr. President at this time it is suicide, murder, and will lose us every friend at the North. You will wantonly strike a hornet's… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
They (the Secessionists) appealed to the Constitution, they appealed to justice, they appealed to fraternity, until the Constitution, justice, and fraternity were no longer… — Robert Toombs Copy Share
Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred. — Robert Toombs Copy Share
