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Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about Jefferson Davis' inaugural address in Montgomery, Alabama, and find a summary. Read about Jefferson Davis' inauguration and the start of the Civil War. Updated: 11/21/2023
Jefferson Davis, Senator from Mississippi and former Secretary of War, publicly resigned his Senate seat during an emotional farewell address to Congress on January 21, 1861, only days after his home state had seceded from the Union.
Summary. In his first Inaugural Address as “Chief Executive” of the Confederate States, Davis justifies secession by asserting the rights of sovereign states to govern themselves, particularly with regards to economics and defense, and argues that the United States Constitution no longer functions as a document for all people as it was ...
On February 4, 1861, delegates from the first seven secessionist states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to proclaim the birth of the Confederate States of America. In his Inaugural Address, Lincoln affirmed that, as the Constitution required, he would see that the laws were faithfully executed throughout the Union.
Inaugural Address of the President of the Provisional Government. February 18, 1861. Jefferson Davis gave his inaugural address (as "provisional" President) on February 18, 1861. Source: The Jefferson Davis Project at Rice University.
Jefferson Davis’ and Abraham Lincoln: Dueling inaugural addresses. On February 1861, former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis took to a podium for his presidential inauguration and gave an impassioned speech about the constitution.
Feb 18, 2019 · On this day in 1861, former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis took to a podium for his presidential inaugural and gave an impassioned speech about the Constitution. Three weeks later, Abraham Lincoln did likewise, with different results.
