Abraham Lincoln - The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. V (Chap. 3.23) lyrics

To L. M. Bond. Springfield, Ill., October 15, 1860 L. MONTGOMERY BOND, Esq. MY DEAR SIR: I certainly am in no temper and have no purpose to embitter the feelings of the South, but whether I am inclined to such a course as would in fact embitter their feelings you can better judge by my published speeches than by anything I would say in a short letter if I were inclined now, as I am not, to define my position anew. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.