Excerpt from Prescience: Speech Delivered by Hon. Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, in the Southern Convention, Held at Nashville, Tenn., April 13th, 1850 It gives me pleasure to remember that the first time I ventu'red to obtrude myself on the notice of the Convention, it was done in hepe of allaying excitement I am happy to believe that my few remarks contributed to. Effect that object. I have now risen, sir, for a like purpose. Indeed, it is onlv thus that loan hope to deserve the atten tion of the house. It is certainly not for me, in whom time has quenched the fire of youth, and chilled the fervour of imagination, with my weak voice and lagging utterance, to pour forth those tempests of eloquence which shake the walls of this building, call down the plaudits of the galle ries, and lead captive the hearts and minds of men. It can only be by speaking forth the words of truth and so bernese, such as become my gray hairs, that I can hope to secure the respect of this body to anything that I may say. 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.