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The Daily Dispatch: February 8, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: February 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
hich may oppose immediate action and the organization of a Southern Confederacy. They will fail in their efforts, however, although they may foster discontent. The Mississippi State Convention elected a full representation to the Congress to be established by the Provisional Government. They consist of the late members of the U.S. Congress, both in the Senate and House. It then sent deputies, to carry out here its other arrangements; which are, to elect, by this Convention, Senator Davis President of the Southern Confederacy, and to take the Constitution of the United States just as it is. The policy of Mississippi, I understand, extends no further. A permanent Constitution, for a permanent Government, is to be thrown over.--That is to be thought of at some future day, (as Mr. Seward says, "one, two, or three years hence,") when the frontier States are in union with us. I propose now to state to you the Georgia project. It is this: That the Convention here shall elect
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
anifested a persistent desire to harmonize and alleviate the horrors of war, he has conducted his administration of affairs with as much judgment, energy and devotion to the cause as any other man who could have been selected for his position. Who could have done better? Let us hear the name of the man, and also the reason why the public intelligence did not select that man for the Presidency instead of the present incumbent? We have no doubt that we did the best we could in making Mr. Davis President, and that he has tried to do the best he could in the Presidency. We see no more reason in attributing to him all the disasters in the West than all the glories in the East. If we are true to ourselves, the Ship of State will yet ride the waves buoyant and victorious; but if she goes down, let us refrain from pelting the helmsman, whom we ourselves put at the wheel of ship which we ourselves built and launched, and meet our fate with at least the fortitude and resignation of Turks,