Excerpt from Speech of Hon. James M. Ashley, of Ohio, Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 17, 1861: The Union of the States; The Majority Must Govern; It Is Treason to Secede; Millions for Defense, Not One Cent for Tribute! To teach that right is more than mom And justice more than mail! So vainly shall Virginia set Her battle in array; In vain her trampling squadrons knead The winter snow with clay. She may strike the pouncing eagle But she dare not harm the dove; And every gate she bars to Hate Shall open wide to Love! 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.