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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1, Chapter 41 : the winter of 1859
Chapter 41: the winter of 1859.
In 1859 there was an unspoken feeling of avoidance between the political men of the two sections, and even to some extent between such of their families as had previously associated socially together.
Unconsciously, all tentative subjects were avoided by the well-bred of both sections; it was only when some bull in a china shop galloped over the barriers good breeding had established, that there was anything but the kindest manner apparent.
Still the restr1859 there was an unspoken feeling of avoidance between the political men of the two sections, and even to some extent between such of their families as had previously associated socially together.
Unconsciously, all tentative subjects were avoided by the well-bred of both sections; it was only when some bull in a china shop galloped over the barriers good breeding had established, that there was anything but the kindest manner apparent.
Still the restraint was unpleasant to both sides, and induced a rather ceremonious intercourse.
I remember a general start at a dinner party, when Mrs. F., a very well-bred, refined, excellent woman said, An abolitionist friend of ours.
Those of us-at least half of the company — who were from the South felt the neutrality of the feast had not been preserved, and Mr. Davis whispered to his Southern vis-a-vis, Suppose we were to speak of our barn-burner friends.
In the winter of 1858 Mr. Davis, in the mids
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1, Chapter 43 : thirty-sixth Congress — Squatter sovereignty, 1859 61
Chapter 43: thirty-sixth Congress — Squatter sovereignty, 1859-61.
While the best men of the two parties were endeavoring to calm the extremists and give time for their better judgment and feelings to assert themselves, a most unfortunate incident occurred which still further divided the two sections.
A pestilent, forceful man, who had courage with an insane prejudice to urge him, added to total disregard of the rights of any except the colored race, organized a conspiracy, an account of which, written by President Buchanan,
Mr. Buchanan's Administration, p. 62, is subjoined.
John Brown was a man violent, lawless, and fanatical.
Amid the troubles in Kansas he had distinguished himself, both by word and by deed, for boldness and cruelty.
His ruling passion was to become the instrument of abolishing slavery by the strong hand, throughout the slave-holding States.
With him this amounted almost to insanity.
Notwithstanding all this, he was so secret in his purposes th