. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . s,the Secretary of State. This person distinguished himself in the FederalCongress, during a number of years, as a zealous advocate of southerninterests. lie was noted for his impetuous and declamatory style ofspeaking. He was an admirable representative of the peculiarities ofsouthern eloquence—ardent, rapid, noisy. Mr. Mallory, the Secretary ofthe Navy, formerly occupied a seat in the United States Senate. He wasa man of very moderate talents and utilitarian tendencies. GeneralL. Pope Walker, th
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . s,the Secretary of State. This person distinguished himself in the FederalCongress, during a number of years, as a zealous advocate of southerninterests. lie was noted for his impetuous and declamatory style ofspeaking. He was an admirable representative of the peculiarities ofsouthern eloquence—ardent, rapid, noisy. Mr. Mallory, the Secretary ofthe Navy, formerly occupied a seat in the United States Senate. He wasa man of very moderate talents and utilitarian tendencies. GeneralL. Pope Walker, the Secretary of War, was comparatively unknown tothe nation at large, but he had acquired some military reputation in theSouth. J. P. Benjamin, the Attorney-General, had previously representedthe State of Louisiana during some years in the Federal Senate. Hepossessed no inconsiderable attainments as a jurist, and marked abilityas a forensic orator; but his most remarkable and prominent characteris-tic was his acquisiticeness, as was demonstrated both by his earlier and byhis maturer mk:- ASSEMBLING OF THE PEACE CONGRESS. 83 CHAPTER IV. ASSEMBLINO OF THE PEACE CONGRESS AT-n-ASHINGTOX—THEIR PROPOSALS OF COMPROMISE—THEIR REJECTION AND FAILURE—ATTITUDE OF PRESIDENT BUCHANAN—PUBLIC SENTIMENTRBSPECTING FORT BUMTER—MISSION OF THE STAR OF THE WEST—FINAL ESTABLISHMENTOF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT AT MONTGOMERY—INAUGURATION OF JEFFERSON DAVISAS PRESIDENT—HIS ADDRESS—INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN—HIS ADDRESS—HIS CABINET OFFICERS—THE FAMOUS ORATION OF A. H. STEPHENS AT SAVANNAH—ITS HIS-TORICAL IMPORTANCE—HIi FIRST POSITION—HE REFUTES JEFFERSON, HAMILTON, ANDMADISON—HIS SECOND POSITION—THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY—ABSURDITY AND FALLACY OF THAT FOUNDATION—THE FUTURE CONDITION AND DESTINYOF THE NEGRO RACE. While the founders of the Southern Confederacy were thus complet-ing their work at Montgomery, a vigorous effort was
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