These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are c… - Abraham Lincoln

My childhood's home I see again, And sadden with the view; And still, as memory crowds my brain, There's pleasure in it too.

We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart. The evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the surrender of the principal insurgent army, give hope of a righteous and speedy peace whose joyous expression can not be restrained. In the midst of this, however, He from whom all blessings flow, must not be forgotten. A call for a national thanksgiving is being prepared, and will be duly promulgated. Nor must those whose harder part gives us the cause of rejoicing, be overlooked. Their honors must not be parcelled out with others. I myself was near the front, and had the high pleasure of transmitting much of the good news to you; but no part of the honor, for plan or execution, is mine. To General Grant, his skilful officers, and brave men, all belongs. The gallant Navy stood ready, but was not in reach to take active part.

If we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class.