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, Says the people of Mississippi have declared their
secession and he is here to announce it. His duties to
the Senate are also ending
He has always advocated of the right of a state to be
sovereign, and feels there is justifiable cause for the
people to leave the union
Draws a line between nullification and secession
Mentions there was a time when the states were
sovereign and wants to go back to that time again
(Note: false statement)
Losing all ties including good benefits in order to be
free of the Union's laws and regulations
Jefferson Davis Farwell
Speech to the U.S. Senate The proclamation that all men are free and created
(January 21, 1861) equal is an attack on Mississippi's institution and the
inheritance of what someone owed before them
(Promises, property, slaves, etc)
Mentions how King George tried to incite unrest and
that's how the ties were cut between the colonies and
the mother country
Therefore, the cutting of ties is happening again and
they must keep the rights they have been promised
and give them to their children
The south is compared to a lion and the north is
compared to a bear.
Wishes no hostilities between each other or ill will and
hopes to be friends as separate nations