7-3-1861: "The constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms—not bird-guns merely, but arms of offence and defence—is clear and undeniable—arms of precision"

The Daily Exchange, “Chief among these are— . . . The right to keep and bear arms of any sort—which right says the Constitution shall not be infringed. . . . The constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms—not bird-guns merely, but arms of offence and defence—is clear and undeniable—arms of precision, as they are sometimes called”, July 3, 1861