Excerpt from A Defence of Virginia, (and Through Her, of the South): In Recent and Pending Contests Against the Sectional Party It should be added, in explanation, that, as a son Of Virginia, I have naturally taken her, the Oldest and greatest Of the slaveholding States, as a representative. I was most familiar with her laws. In defending her, I have virtually defended the whole South, Of which she was the type; for the differences between her slave institutions and theirs were in no respect essential. 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.