... Senate was delayed until January 1861, after the 1860 elections when Southern senators began to leave. The fourth theory was advocated by Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis, one of state sovereignty, also known as the "Calhoun doctrine," named after the South Carolinian political theorist and statesman John C. Calhoun. Rejecting the ... their militias. The Confederate Congress authorized the new nation up to 100,000 troops sent by governors as early as February. By May, Jefferson Davis was pushing for 100,000 men under arms for one year or the duration, and that was answered in kind by t...

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... only on slavery, black Americans tended to couple anti-slavery activities with demands for racial equality and justice. Some famous abolitionists are John Brown, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth. In 1833, sixty abolitionist leaders from ten states met in Philadelphia to create a national organization to ... bring about immediate emancipation of all slaves. The American Anti-slavery Society elected officers and adopted a constitution and declaration. Drafted by William Lloyd Garrison, the declaration pledged its members to work for emancipation through non-v...

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... cannot be overlooked is the influence of International Relations, particularly the involvement of European powers, namely England and France. From the beginning of the war Jefferson Davis had sought recognition and support from both these nations. This was a specter that was rightly feared by many in the north. In fact early in the ... He may have no policy. But he has given us one."" One can well imagine its reception in Richmond by the leaders of the Confederacy. "Jefferson Davis called Lincoln's proclamation, the "most execrable measure recorded in the history of guilty man The Gover...

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