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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 2: (search)
l Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise the admission of California the fugitive slave law-death of Calhoun Anecdote of Clay. The first session of the Thirty-first Congress (1849-50) was a memorable one. The recent acquisition from Mexico of Ny Congress. In the Senate the bills reported by the Committee on Territories were referred to a select committee of which Clay, the distinguished Senator from Kentucky, was chairman. From this committee emanated the bills which, taken together, arele the compromise measures of 1850 were pending, and the excitement concerning them was at its highest, I one day overtook Clay of Kentucky and Berrien of Georgia in the Capitol grounds. They were in earnest conversation. It was the 7th of March—the day on which Webster had delivered his great speech. Clay, addressing me in the friendly manner which he had always employed since I was a schoolboy in Lexington, asked me what I thought of the speech. I liked it better than he did. He then sugge
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 1: (search)
ts of the Count of Paris obligations of a Senator the Southern forts and arsenals Pensacola Bay and Fort Pickens the alleged caucus and its resolutions personal motives and feelings the presidency not a desirable office letter from the Hon. C. C. Clay. With the failure of the Senate Committee of Thirteen to come to any agreement, the last reasonable hope of a pacific settlement of difficulties within the Union was extinguished in the minds of those most reluctant to abandon the efforman, that he had lived enough for life and for glory, or even of feeling that the sacrifice of self had been compensated by the service rendered to his country. The following facts were presented in a letter written several years ago by the Hon. C. C. Clay of Alabama, who was one of my most intimate associates in the Senate, with reference to certain misstatements to which his attention had been called by one of my friends: The import is, that Mr. Davis, disappointed and chagrined at not
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 3: (search)
ed delegates. Telegraphic intelligence of the secession of Mississippi had reached Washington some considerable time before the fact was officially communicated to me. This official knowledge I considered it proper to await before taking formal leave of the Senate. My associates from Alabama and Florida concurred in this view. Accordingly, having received notification of the secession of these three states about the same time, on January 21st Yulee and Mallory of Florida, Fitzpatrick and Clay of Alabama, and myself, announced the withdrawal of the states from which we were respectively accredited, and took leave of the Senate at the same time. In the action which she then took, Mississippi certainly had no purpose to levy war against the United States, or any of them. As her Senator, I endeavored plainly to state her position in the annexed remarks addressed to the Senate in taking leave of the body: I rise, Mr. President, for the purpose of announcing to the Senate that I
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 5: (search)
On the next day (February 9) an election was held for the chief executive offices, resulting, as I afterward learned, in my election to the Presidency, with the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia as Vice-President. Stephens was a delegate from Georgia to the congress. While these events were occurring, having completed the most urgent of my duties at the capital of Mississippi, I had gone to my home Brierfield, in Warren County, and had begun, in the homely but expressive language of Clay, to repair my fences. While thus engaged, notice was received of my election to the presidency of the Confederate States, with an urgent request to proceed immediately to Montgomery for inauguration. As this had been suggested as a probable event, and what appeared to me adequate precautions had been taken to prevent it, I was surprised, and still more, disappointed. For reasons which it is not now necessary to state, I had not believed myself as well suited to the office as some others
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Appendix C (search)
session of the thirty-first Congress, 1849-1850. speech of Davis of Mississippi in the Senate of the United States, on the resolutions of compromise proposed by Clay, January 29, 1850: I do not rise to continue the discussion, but, as it has been made an historical question as to what the position of the Senate was twelve yeral form of the proposition. It was variously modified, but never, in my opinion, improved. On the 27th, the fifth resolution being again under consideration, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, moved to amend the amendment by striking out all after the word resolved, and insert: That the interference, by the citizens of any of the Statejust given shall vote to reject this petition. Conclusion of speech of Jefferson Davis of Mississippi in the Senate of the United States, on the resolutions of Clay, relative to slavery in the territories, etc., February 13 and 14, 1850. . . . Sir, it has been asked on several occasions during the present session, What
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Appendix I (search)
m. We have the honor to be, with profound esteem, Your obedient servants, Louis T. Wigfall, John Hemphill, D. L. Yulee, S. R. Mallory, Jefferson Davis, C. C. Clay, Jr., Benjamin Fitzpatrick, A. Iverson, John Slidell, J. P. Benjamin. letter of Hon. I. W. Hayne in reply to Senators from seceding States Washington, Januarr counsels with hers. We are, with great respect, your obedient servants, Louis T. Wigfall, John Hemphill, D. L. Yulee, John Slidell, J. P. Benjamin, C. C. Clay, Jr. A. Iverson, P. S.—Some of the signatures to the former letter addressed to you are not affixed to the foregoing communication, in consequence of the f Hon. I. W. Hayne to Senators of seceding States To the Honorable Louis T. Wigfall, D. L. Yulee, J. P. Benjamin, A. Iverson, John Hemphill, John Slidell, and C. C. Clay, Jr. Gentlemen: I have received your letter of the 23d inst., inclosing a communication dated the 22d inst., addressed to Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Mallory, and Slid
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
Carthage, Battle of, 365, 368. Cass, Gen., Lewis, 32, 33. Resignation as U. S. Secretary of State, 183. Chandler, Z. Letter to Gov. Blair, 215. Charleston, S. C. Harbor forts, 181-83. Chase, —, 231. Cheney (ship), 339. Chesnut, Col., James, 246, 247, 248, 305, 319,320, 321. Extract from letter concerning Davis, 205-06. Chew, —, 236, 239. Chinn's Hill, Battle of, 325. Chisholm, Colonel, 324. Clark, General, 369, 384. Clarke, John B., 366. Clay, C. C., 189. Letter in defense of Jefferson Davis, 177-78. Henry, 10, 13-14. Clayton, Alexander M. Extract of letter to Memphis appeal, 203-04. Cobb, Howell, 204, 206. Thomas W., 9. Cocke, Gen. Philip St. George, 309, 325, 329. Collamer, —, 58. Collins, John, Gov. of Rhode Island, 97. Columbus (Ky.) Occupation by Confederate troops, 336-37. Columbus (frigate), 285. Community independence, 100-03. Compromise Congress (See Peace Congress). Compromis<