Excerpt from A Poem on the Origin and Suppression of the Late Rebellion The following production is given to the public in com pliance with the solicitation of many of my friends who have heard it rehearsed; and Iwould briefly remark, that it was indited with no feelings ef ill will towards any who disagree with me in political sentiments that in my delim eation of the character and conduct of the leaders, aiders and abettors of the late rebellion, as well as m my descrip tion of the capture of Jeff Davis, I felt myself warranted not by hearsay evidence merely, but by good newspaper authority that it is with an earnest desire that it may serve as a mirror in which the magnitude and atrocity of treason may be the more clearly seen by all of every class and that it may have a salutary influence on the present and rising generation, - thc happy effect to make them view with the greater abhorrence the Hydra of nullifical tion, and to cement their affections in the love of that price less legacy bequeathed to us by our venerated forefathers, our glorious Union; which, while it is an eyesore to all ty rants, is eu object of admiration and devotion with all true patriots this effort of an unpretending muse is now submitted to the scrutiny of a candid and discerning public by their humble servant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.