Excerpt from State of New York, No; 2; In Assembly, January 7, 1862: Governor's Message<br><br>Without stopping to consider antecedent facts, we behold a rebellion of extraordinary proportions, menacing the safety of a government, whose common benefits have made us a free and prosperous people, and given us an honored name in every land and on every sea. A vast army alone keeps back this beleaguering tide, saves the national capital, protects the persons of the lawfully chosen Chief Magistrate and his constitutional advisers, and preserves the public archives.<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.