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Reply Of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi, The Speech Of Senator Douglas, In The U.S. Senate, May 16 And 17, 1860

Reply Of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi, The Speech Of Senator Douglas, In The U.S. Senate, May 16 And 17, 1860

Davis, Jefferson

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General Reference20th Century United States HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 9354487211
ISBN13: 9789354487217
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 22
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.05 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
In May 1860, with the Union fraying and tempers high, Jefferson Davis rose in the United States Senate to answer Stephen A. Douglas. History unfolds in real time. This charged 19th century political speech, delivered in the Washington DC Senate chamber, lays bare the deepening divide over slavery and states rights on the eve of the American Civil War. Presented here is Jefferson Davis's reply to the speech of Senator Douglas of Illinois, a key episode in the antebellum sectional crisis and Democratic Party politics. Speaking as Mississippi's senator, Davis sets out a Southern reading of the Constitution, the nature of the Union, and the territories, offering essential context for understanding later Stephen Douglas debates, the Confederate experiment, and the road from pre-Civil War America into open conflict. As a primary source historical document, this research and reference edition is invaluable for Civil War history students, independent readers, and anyone tracing how national argument hardened into secession. It speaks directly to Confederate history studies while remaining accessible to the curious general reader drawn to gripping U.S. Senate debate and the personalities who shaped it. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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