Jefferson Davis Bookmark

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Jefferson Davis, June 3, 1808, December 6, 1889, President, Confederate States of America, “The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.”

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“The truth remains intact and incontrovertible, that the existence of African servitude was …

Front:
Jefferson Davis, June 3, 1808, December 6, 1889, President, Confederate States of America, “The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.”

Back:
“The truth remains intact and incontrovertible, that the existence of African servitude was in no wise the cause of the conflict, but only an incident…to whatever extent the question of slavery may have as an occasion, it was far from being the cause of the conflict, but only an incident…to whatever extent the question of slavery may have as an occasion, it was far from being the cause.”

“When the cause was lost, what cause was it? Not that of the South only, but the cause of constitutional government, of the supremacy of law, of the natural rights of man.” ~ Jefferson Davis