We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Liberty, in its last analysis, is but the sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave. — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
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 Image
This position of this Northern party brought about the troubles of 1850, and the political excitement of 1854. — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
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 Image
