Excerpts from "An Address to the Citizens of Alabama, on the Constitution and Laws of the Confederate States of America" by Robert H. Smith.
In the address Smith comments on the recent election of Lincoln; describes the objectives and administration of the new Confederate government; gives a historical and religious defense of slavery; commends the new government's prohibition of the foreign slave trade; and discusses the reasons fo...
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Alabama documents Smith, Robert H.; African Americans--Southern States; Confederate States of America--Constitution; Confederate States of America--Politics and government; Secession--Southern States; Slave trade--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; States' rights (American politics); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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In the address Smith comments on the recent election of Lincoln; describes the objectives and administration of the new Confederate government; gives a historical and religious defense of slavery; commends the new government's prohibition of the foreign slave trade; and discusses the reasons for secession: "We have dissolved the late Union chiefly because of the negro quarrel....We have now placed our domestic institution, and secured its rights unmistakably, in the Constitution; we have sought by no euphony to hide its name--we have called our negroes 'slaves,' and we have recognized and protected them as persons and our rights to them as property." He believes that the Confederacy will be allowed to coexist peacefully with the United States: "In my opinion, we shall have no war." |
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Q0000011279 - Q0000011285Q11279 - Q11285Excerpts from "An Address to the Citizens of Alabama, on the Constitution and Laws of the Confederate States of America" by Robert H. Smith.In the address Smith comments on the recent election of Lincoln; describes the objectives and administration of the new Confederate government; gives a historical and religious defense of slavery; commends the new government's prohibition of the foreign slave trade; and discusses the reasons for secession: "We have dissolved the late Union chiefly because of the negro quarrel....We have now placed our domestic institution, and secured its rights unmistakably, in the Constitution; we have sought by no euphony to hide its name--we have called our negroes 'slaves,' and we have recognized and protected them as persons and our rights to them as property." He believes that the Confederacy will be allowed to coexist peacefully with the United States: "In my opinion, we shall have no war."186118611860-1869Smith, Robert H.; African Americans--Southern States; Confederate States of America--Constitution; Confederate States of America--Politics and government; Secession--Southern States; Slave trade--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; States' rights (American politics); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865TextPamphlets; SpeechesCurry, J. L. M.J. L. M. Curry pamphlet collectionLPR100, Box 5v9869Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1740 |
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