Excerpt from Heroes of Insurgency<br><br>In their work they have been abundantly aided by many others in Congress whose parts were somewhat less conspicuous, and they have been ably assisted by many who have been fighting for the cause on state issues rather than national ones.<br><br>That these men have had much to do with forming the public opinion of to-day is true, but it is equally true that with out the moral and voting support of the people back of them they of themselves could have accomplished nothing. These men saw a need and' hastened to supply it. That they have succeeded is proved by their careers from then up to now.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.