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The South wants to maintain their independence...
The South wants to maintain their independence...
Item # 682965
February 10, 1865
THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 10, 1865
* Jefferson Davis addresses Confederate Congress
* Wants Southern states to remain independent
Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "PACIFICATION" "Full Restoration of the Authority of the United States Insisted Upon by Mr. Lincoln" "Jeff. Davis on the Conference" "No Peace Contemplated without Independence" "All Hope of Peace Gone" "THE SOUTH" "Rebel Reports of the Advance of Gen. Sherman" "Speech from Gen. Beauregard" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
background: On February 5, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis addressed the Confederate Congress following the failed Hampton Roads peace conference with Union officials. In his message, Davis reaffirmed the South’s commitment to independence, rejecting the Union’s terms, which required reunion and the abolition of slavery. He argued that the North's conditions amounted to subjugation and insisted that the Confederacy must continue fighting to preserve its honor, liberty, and way of life. The address, delivered just one day before February 6, served as a final, defiant stand for Southern independence despite the Confederacy’s rapidly deteriorating military and political situation.
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