“It is a work of supererogation to say one word in its
praise. Public opinion has already stamped it as one of
the great speeches of the present generation of American
statesmen. In the acquaintance which it displays with
International Law, the impregnability of its argument, the
classic finish of its diction, and the statesmanlike temper
which it brings to the discussion, it has gained for its
author new honors, and done much to counteract a prejudice
against our Senator which too many had mistakenly allowed
to possess their minds.”