Excerpt from Memorial Meeting I deeply regret my inability to be present at the meet ing in memory of the late Governor Boutwell, one of our public men who upheld the best traditions of the Fathers and passed away worthy to be ranked with them. To the long list of Massachusetts men who have contributed to the founding and growth of the American Republic, his name may be confidently added. Among these the late Gover nor's service will rank high, because it was his privilege to serve the Republic in the greatest crisis of its history. 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.