Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Senator Hale” in chapter 31 of Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1:
... the Union.
Up to this date it had been the uniform practice to lay on the table without debate all resolutions relating to the slavery agitation.
But on this occasion a spirited debate followed Senator Hale 's motion.
Mr. Davis took part.
He said:
I rise merely to make a few remarks on the right of petition . . . It is offensive to recommend legislation for the dissolution of the Union; offensiv...
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