Excerpt from Speech of Hon. Geo; W. Julian, of Indiana: Delivered in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, January 14, 1862 The first fatal concession to this rebel power prepared the way for a second, and the history of its relations to the Government is a history of persistent but unavailing endeavors to pla cate its spirit, and make it possible for the nation to live with it in peace. 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.