3-16-1863: “The Constitution of the United States reads thus: The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. . . . If it is designed to take all arms away from Democrats, on the pretense that they are disloyal..."

Indiana State Sentinel, “The Constitution of the United States reads thus: The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. . . . If it is designed to take all arms away from Democrats, on the pretense that they are disloyal, the sooner they know it the better.”, March 16, 1863