4-2-1864: “In the Constitution and the Constitutions of the several States the people consecrated and declared certain great rights as fundamental, inalienable and imperishable; among these, and chiefest among them are . . . the right to keep and bear arms . . ."

The Ottawa Free Trader, “In the Constitution and the Constitutions of the several States the people consecrated and declared certain great rights as fundamental, inalienable and imperishable; among these, and chiefest among them are . . . the right to keep and bear arms, and to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences. These are absolute and vital rights according to our system of government which are never to be infringed. This wise arrangement forms the palladium of American Liberty…”, April 2, 1864