The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
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Jefferson Davis
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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War. (Intro modified from Wikipedia)
"The most painful pages of this work are those which . . . present the subjugation of the State governments by the Government of the United States. The patriot, the lover of his country and of the liberties of mankind, can not contemplate these facts without a feeling of grief which will not be comforted. That the work of the fathers of the republic, that the most magnificent system of constitutional government which the wisdom of man has devised, should be turned from its object, changed from its order, rendered powerless to protect the unalienable rights and sovereignty of the people, and made the instrument by which to establish and maintain imperialism, is a revolution unlike any other that may be found in the history of mankind. The result established the truthfulness of the assertion . . . that the Northern people, by their unconstitutional warfare to gain the freedom of certain negro slaves, would lose their own liberties." (from chapter 42)
This project contains Volume 2 (of 2).
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chloroform in print
Vanityvanityallisvanity
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Chloroform in print, That’s what Mark Twain said about a book he once read. That’s said I believe this man was very intelligent and knew the constitution . He makes some very good points about secession , states rights and so forth. It’s a bit self-righteous but it’s still worth listening too . It’s a different perspective from what most people generally learn. I’m thankful to the volunteers who had to endure reading this.In all seriousness this book could’ve been a lot better with some judicious editing. I think if you took the word chivalry out of this book you would lighten it by about 2 pounds. That said in regard to the war and all of its horrors it would be hard to find people who better deserve the title.