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Petersburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
The New Attorney-General. --The Petersburg (Va.) Register has the following about Hon. George Davis, of N. C., who has been appointed Attorney-General of the Confederate States: Mr. Davis has never been widely known as a public man. A politician, in the party sense of the word, he never was. He is about forty-five years of age, and a man of fine presence and deportment, and respected and beloved wherever he is known. Blessed with a high order of mind, he has cultivated it assiduously, and has attained high rank not only as a lawyer, but as a man of varied literary acquirements. Prior to the troubles which culminated in Lincoln's election he was a consistent member of the Whig party, and up to February, 1861, abided by the "Union."--The Legislature of North Carolinia then, animated by the true patriotic feeling, and throwing aside all mere party predilections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result
United States (United States) (search for this): article 3
The New Attorney-General. --The Petersburg (Va.) Register has the following about Hon. George Davis, of N. C., who has been appointed Attorney-General of the Confederate States: Mr. Davis has never been widely known as a public man. A politician, in the party sense of the word, he never was. He is about forty-five years of age, and a man of fine presence and deportment, and respected and beloved wherever he is known. Blessed with a high order of mind, he has cultivated it assiduously, and has attained high rank not only as a lawyer, but as a man of varied literary acquirements. Prior to the troubles which culminated in Lincoln's election he was a consistent member of the Whig party, and up to February, 1861, abided by the "Union."--The Legislature of North Carolinia then, animated by the true patriotic feeling, and throwing aside all mere party predilections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result
George Davis (search for this): article 3
rney-General. --The Petersburg (Va.) Register has the following about Hon. George Davis, of N. C., who has been appointed Attorney-General of the Confederate States: Mr. Davis has never been widely known as a public man. A politician, in the party sense of the word, he never was. He is about forty-five years of age, anredilections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result of that mission, undertaken for purpo all our rights. In a like spirit of abandonment of old party predilections, Mr. Davis was elected a Senator of the Confederate Congress at the same time that the Hon. Wm. T. Dortch, an old Democrat, was elected. Mr. Davis "drew" the short term, and Mr. Dortch the long term. At the last winter's session of the Legislature of Legislature of North Carolina, ex-Gov. Wm. A. Graham was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of service of the Hon. George Davis.
William A. Graham (search for this): article 3
lections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result of that mission, undertaken for purposes of an honorable and satisfactory settlement of our difficulties with the North, how impossible it was for the South to live in amity and honor in a Governmental union with the North, he returned to his home at Wilmington, and bade his countrymen prepare for the struggle which he saw was at hand, and not to be averted, except by a slavish abandonment of all our rights. In a like spirit of abandonment of old party predilections, Mr. Davis was elected a Senator of the Confederate Congress at the same time that the Hon. Wm. T. Dortch, an old Democrat, was elected. Mr. Davis "drew" the short term, and Mr. Dortch the long term. At the last winter's session of the Legislature of North Carolina, ex-Gov. Wm. A. Graham was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of service of the Hon. George Davis.
William T. Dortch (search for this): article 3
saw was at hand, and not to be averted, except by a slavish abandonment of all our rights. In a like spirit of abandonment of old party predilections, Mr. Davis was elected a Senator of the Confederate Congress at the same time that the Hon. Wm. T. Dortch, an old Democrat, was elected. Mr. Davis "drew" the short term, and Mr. Dortch the long term. At the last winter's session of the Legislature of North Carolina, ex-Gov. Wm. A. Graham was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiratavish abandonment of all our rights. In a like spirit of abandonment of old party predilections, Mr. Davis was elected a Senator of the Confederate Congress at the same time that the Hon. Wm. T. Dortch, an old Democrat, was elected. Mr. Davis "drew" the short term, and Mr. Dortch the long term. At the last winter's session of the Legislature of North Carolina, ex-Gov. Wm. A. Graham was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of service of the Hon. George Davis.
Lincoln (search for this): article 3
ney-General of the Confederate States: Mr. Davis has never been widely known as a public man. A politician, in the party sense of the word, he never was. He is about forty-five years of age, and a man of fine presence and deportment, and respected and beloved wherever he is known. Blessed with a high order of mind, he has cultivated it assiduously, and has attained high rank not only as a lawyer, but as a man of varied literary acquirements. Prior to the troubles which culminated in Lincoln's election he was a consistent member of the Whig party, and up to February, 1861, abided by the "Union."--The Legislature of North Carolinia then, animated by the true patriotic feeling, and throwing aside all mere party predilections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result of that mission, undertaken for purposes of an honorable and satisfactory settlement of our difficulties with the North, how impossible it was
February, 1861 AD (search for this): article 3
own as a public man. A politician, in the party sense of the word, he never was. He is about forty-five years of age, and a man of fine presence and deportment, and respected and beloved wherever he is known. Blessed with a high order of mind, he has cultivated it assiduously, and has attained high rank not only as a lawyer, but as a man of varied literary acquirements. Prior to the troubles which culminated in Lincoln's election he was a consistent member of the Whig party, and up to February, 1861, abided by the "Union."--The Legislature of North Carolinia then, animated by the true patriotic feeling, and throwing aside all mere party predilections, sent a commission to the Peace Congress, and of this commission Mr. Davis was a member. Learning from the result of that mission, undertaken for purposes of an honorable and satisfactory settlement of our difficulties with the North, how impossible it was for the South to live in amity and honor in a Governmental union with the North,