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Andrew B. Stevens (search for this): article 1
per, companionable qualities, and a disposition that endears him to all by whom he may be surrounded. As a speaker he is clear, forcible and argumentative; his voice is clear and firm, without tremor, and he is one in every way fitted for the distinguished post to which he has been called. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice-President. This gentleman is known throughout the Union as one of the most prominent of Southern politicians and eloquent orators. His father, Andrew B. Stevens, was a planter of moderate means, and his mother (Margaret Grier) was a sister to the famous compiler of Grier's almanacs. She died when he was an infant, leaving him with four brothers and one sister, of whom only one brother survives. Mr. Stephens was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812. When in his fourteenth year his father died, and the homestead being sold, his share of the entire estate was about five hundred dollars. With a commendable Anglo-Saxon love of his a
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tephens, of Georgia, Vice-President. This gentleman is known throughout the Union as one of the most prominent of Southern politicians and eloquent orators. His father, Andrew B. Stevens, was a planter of moderate means, and his mother (Margaret Grier) was a sister to the famous compiler of Grier's almanacs. She died when he was an infant, leaving him with four brothers and one sister, of whom only one brother survives. Mr. Stephens was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812. Grier's almanacs. She died when he was an infant, leaving him with four brothers and one sister, of whom only one brother survives. Mr. Stephens was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812. When in his fourteenth year his father died, and the homestead being sold, his share of the entire estate was about five hundred dollars. With a commendable Anglo-Saxon love of his ancestry, Mr. Stephens has since re-purchased the original estate, which comprised about two hundred and fifty acres, and has added to it about six hundred more. Assisted by friends, he entered the University of Georgia in 1828, and in 1832 graduated at the head of his class. In 1834 he commenced the study of the
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atire that puts an edge upon every speech. He is a careful student, but so very careful that no trace of study is perceptible as he dashes along in a flow of facts, arguments and language that to common minds is almost bewildering. Possessing hosts of warm friends who are proud of his regard, an enlightened Christian virtue and inflexible integrity, such is Alexander H. Stephens, the Vice-President elect of the Southern Confederacy. speech of Vice-President Stephens. Montgomery, Feb. 10.--Mr. Stephens, last night, in response to a complimentary serenade, said: Gentlemen and Fellow-Citizens: For although we met here as strangers, from different independent States, we are once more citizens of a common country. [Applause.] Allow me briefly and sincerely to express my unfeigned thanks for this compliment; but the state of my health and voice, and the night air, apart from other considerations, prevent me from doing more. This is not the time or place to discuss those
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e debt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,452,798 This is a population exceeding by 522,926 that of 1790, at the close of the Revolutionary war. The Rejoicing in New Orleans. New Orleans, Feb. 9.--The President of the Louisiana State Convention announced to-day that information by telegraphic dispatch had been received of the election of Jefferson Davis for President, and Alexander H. Stephens for Vice President of the Provisional Government of the Southern Confederacy. Tremendous and prolonged applause greeted the announcement from the galleries and the lobbies. Resolutions were immediately offered cordially approving the action of the Montgomery Convention, and passed unanimousl
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): article 1
e first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has assumed such a sudden importance as the capital of the Southern Confederacy, and the seat of the Federal operations of the new Government, that we give belowy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it wilbt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 1
ted for the distinguished post to which he has been called. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, Vice-President. This gentleman is known throughout the Union as one of the most prominent four brothers and one sister, of whom only one brother survives. Mr. Stephens was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812. When in his fourteenth year his father died, and the homestead u good night. As the speaker retired, three cheers were given for "Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, the first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capic. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Lou
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
eracy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it will also be interesting, in view of coming legislation, to note some of the statistics of the several seceding States with reference to their population, State debt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,452,798 This is a population exceeding by 522,926 that of 1790, at the close of the Revolutionary war. The Rejoicing in New Orleans. New Orleans, Feb. 9.-
Nebraska (Nebraska, United States) (search for this): article 1
and in 1843 was elected to Congress. He was a member of the Whig party in its palmiest days, but since its dissolution has acted with the men of the South, and such has been the upright, steadfast and patriotic policy he has pursued, that no one in the present era of faction, selfishness or suspicion, has whispered an accusation of selfish motives or degrading intrigues against him. In the House he served prominently on the most important committees, and effected the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill through the House at a time when its warms friends despaired of success. He was subsequently appointed chairman of the Committee on Territories, and was also chairman of the special committee to which was referred the Lecompton constitution.--By his patriotic course on various measures, he has, from time to time, excited the ire of many of the Southern people, but he has always succeeded in coming out of the contest with flying colors, and his recent elevation is a mark of the profoun
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
e Southern capital will soon place it in the first rank of Southern cities. The Vote on Secession. The States composing the Confederacy passed their respective ordinances of dissolution as follows: Vote State.Date.Yeas.Nays. South Carolina.Dec. 20, 1860169 MississippiJan. 9, 18618415 AlabamaJan. 11, 18616139 FloridaJan. 11, 1861627 GeorgiaJan. 19, 186120889 LouisianaJan. 25, 186111317 The New Confederacy. At this particular juncture it will also be interesting, in view of coming legislation, to note some of the statistics of the several seceding States with reference to their population, State debt, &c. They are as follows: Population in 1860. Free.Slave.State Debt in 1859. South Carolina308, 186407,185$6,192.743 Georgia615,336467,4002,632,722 Alabama520,444435,4735,888,134 Mississippi407,051479,6077,271,707 Louisiana354,245312, 18610,703,142 Florida81,88563,800158,000 2,287,1472,165,651 2,287,147 Total4,452,798 This is a populatio
United States (United States) (search for this): article 1
ween him and his prisoner, the famous chief Black Hawk, in which the latter forgot his animosity to the people of the United States in his admiration for Lieut. Davis, and not until his death was the bond of amity severed between the two brave men. seat in the Cabinet of President Pierce, and was Secretary of War during his administration. In 1857 he was elected United States Senator from Mississippi for the term of six years, which office he held until his resignation on the secession of Miils, now in process of formation. It is sufficient to say that this day a new Republic has been formed. The "Confederate States of North America" have been ushered into existence, and take their place among the nations of the earth. [Cheers.] the speaker retired, three cheers were given for "Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, the first Vice President of the Confederate States of North America." The Provisional capital of the New Confederacy. The city of Montgomery, the capital of A
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