They betrayed and surrendered your arms.

They passed sequestration and other Acts in flagitious violation of the law of nations, making every citizen of the United States an alien enemy, and placing in the treasury of their rebellion all money and property due such citizens.
They framed iniquity and universal murder into law.

For years they besieged your Capital and sent your bleeding armies in rout back here upon the very sanctuaries of your national power.

Their pirates burned your unarmed commerce upon every sea.

They carved the bones of your unburied heroes into ornaments and drank from goblets made out of their skulls.