A Good Government May, Indeed,

The Prosperity Of A Nation Requires The Protection Of A Senate. Hereafter A National Senate May Require The Protection Of A National Army.

But It So Happens, And It Will Ever Happen So, That They Who Have Lived To Serve Their Country - No Matter How Weak Their Efforts May Have Been - Are Sure To Receive The Thanks And Blessings Of Its People.

A National Flag Is The Most Sacred Thing A Nation Can Possess

The Treason Of Which I Stand Convicted Loses All Its Guilt, Has Been Sanctified As A Duty, And Will Be Ennobled As A Sacrifice.

Judged By The Law Of England, I Know This Crime Entails Upon Me The Penalty Of Death; But The History Of Ireland Explains That Crime And Justifies It.