... ceases by love; this is an old rule. The wisest thing that was said by any Northerner at the outbreak of the war was the saying usually ascribed to Horace Greeley: Let the erring sisters go. Mr. Whitelaw Reid has loyally endeavored to defend his former chief from this ascription, and he declares that Mr. Greeley never used the words. If Mr. Reid is speaking solely in the interests of historical accuracy...