This thing arising among us is alien to the principles on which our Nation was founded, for which many of us have fought, willingly and unreservedly, and for which our Brothers and Sister now fight with grace, skill and valor.
All I can do at this late time in my life is to proclaim what I believe to be good and true in the United States of America, to bear Witness to the Truth of God, and to pray for the preservation of our Nation and for the safety and success of the brave men and women who stand up for it on the filed of battle.
