8-10-1864: “He has denied to the people the right to bear arms for their own defense. . . . He has annulled every constitutional guarantee for the protection of the citizen, and subjected him to the irrepressible tyranny of military violence.”

The Spirit Of Democracy, “He has denied to the people the right to bear arms for their own defense. . . . He has annulled every constitutional guarantee for the protection of the citizen, and subjected him to the irrepressible tyranny of military violence.”, Aug. 10, 1864