You had better listen——
Lincoln
I'll suffer my right arm to be severed from my body before I'll sign one measure of revenge on a brave, fallen foe!
Stevens
I have always known you had a sneaking admiration for the South!
Lincoln
I love the South—it is a part of this Union! And when the curse of slavery is lifted, it should be the garden spot of the world—I love every foot of its soil—every hill and valley, and every man, woman and child in it. I am an American!
Stevens
The kind of an American that makes the election of your opponent, General George B. McClellan, a certainty——
Lincoln