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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
tance among some, and a desire to leave at least the door of conciliation open among a large class of the community, might interpose obstacles to their designs. They at once invested their new President with the powers which enabled him to give a vigorous and unique impulse to the secession movement, and entrusted him, as has already been shown, with the supreme control of military affairs and all the necessary means for organizing an army. Mr. Davis was installed into office on the 18th of February, and set to work without being troubled by the empty protests of Mr. Buchanan. The latter had yet fifteen days to remain in power. This was a precious time, of which the seceders availed themselves to prepare for the coming conflict, not only in the States already in rebellion, but also in the border States, where, under various pretexts, they organized the militia which were subsequently to be embodied in the Confederate army. A disaster, which had long been brewing through their co