We have declared our independence . . . when the time of the test comes, as the Lord God Almighty lives, if you then leave us or betray us, that is the end of you . . . This year’s trouble will not be much. It is not going to amount to a great deal; but it will amount to this—a collision between this people and the United States; and the gate will be shut down between us and them. This is already done to a certain extent; but many of you do not see it.