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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 34 4 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2 33 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 28 8 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 22 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 19 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 7 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 6 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 5 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: may 3, 1861., [Electronic resource] 5 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 5 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Characteristic. (search)
he proclamation of the President, he moved that a committee of three be appointed to wait on the President and inform him that Congress was now ready to receive any communication from him. The President appointed Messrs. T. R. R. Cobb, Jas. Chesnut, Jr., and John Perkins, Jr., that committee. The committee retired, and in a few minutes returned and stated that the President would in a few minutes communicate in writing to Congress. Mr. T. R. R. Cobb offered the following resolution, d preamble and resolutions, unanimously adopted, with the hope and request that you will lay them before the Congress of the Confederate States of America for their consideration. Signed by the President and Secretary. On motion of Mr. Chesnut, the reading of the preamble and resolutions referred to was postponed for the present, and the communication was referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Ochiltree, of Texas, requested to present to Congress a communication from the
The Daily Dispatch: may 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
On motion of Mr. Chesnut, the reading of the preamble and resolutions referred to was postponed for the present, and the communication was referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Ochiltree, of Texas, requested to present to Congress a communication from the Governor of the Territory of Arizona, transmitting a copy of the Provisional Constitution, with the request that it be presented to Congress. The communication was received, and referred to the Territorial Committee. Mr. Josselyn, the President's Private Secretary, then appeared in the Hall, and stated that he had a message from the President, with accompanying documents. Mr. Withers asked the question, whether there was anything in the Message that should prevent its being read in public session? Mr. Toombs replied that there was not. The Message was then read, in a very distinct tone, by Mr. Dickson. After the Message was read, the President of Congress asked what action should be taken