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	President of the Confederate States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The President of the Confederate States was the Head of State of the short-lived republic of the Confederate States of America, which seceded from the United States.
		According to the Confederate States Constitution, the president's office was almost entirely the same as that of the President of the United States.
		Though he could not directly propose legislation, he was given the power to nominate members of the Supreme Court of the Confederate States, ambassadors, cabinet members, and other executive officials to be approved by the Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America (414 words)

	Confederate States of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The capital of the Confederate States of America was Montgomery, Alabama from February 4, 1861 until May 29, 1861.
		The Confederate Congress responded to the hostilities by formally declaring war on the United States in May 1861--calling it "The War between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America." The Union government never declared war but conducted its war efforts under a proclamation of blockade and rebellion by President Lincoln.
		The legislative branch of the Confederate States of America was the Confederate Congress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confederate_States_of_America (4439 words)

	Constitution of the Confederate States of America - 2003
		The Confederate States shall be open for inclusion to all jurisdictions and territories who may petition to become a part of the Confederate States, and who by their regional convention, election, or plebecite, agree to ratify this Constitution.
		The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected; and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the Confederate States, or any of them.
		The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
	www.newconfederacy.com /confedcn.htm (5175 words)

	President Jefferson Davis - President of the Confederate States of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		President Jefferson Davis - President of the Confederate States of America
		President Franklin Pierce had been elected to the presidency in 1852, and Jefferson Davis was prevailed upon to accept the office of Secretary of War in the new administration.
		Indeed, Mississippi did elect him to the command of her State forces, a position he desired, but a few weeks later he was called by election to the Presidency of the Confederacy.
	www.swcivilwar.com /davis.html (1472 words)

	Jefferson Davis Biography
		Mississippi elected him at once to the command of her State forces, a position he desired, but a few weeks later he was called by election to the Presidency of the Confederacy--a responsibility which he had earnestly shunned.
		Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America and commander-in-chief of the army and navy, belongs to history, and his career is subject to full and fair treatment by just and intelligent men.
		As one result of the fall of the armies the President was made a captive by the military, imprisoned in chains, charged unjustly with crimes for which he demanded trial in vain, and after two years of imprisonment which disgraced his enemies was released on bond.
	www.civilwarhome.com /jdavisbio.htm (4490 words)

	CHAPTER IV. CONFEDERATE AND FEDERAL OCCUPATION
		In December, Baylor's Confederate force was estimated by Canby at 800 Texans, besides 200 or 300 volunteers from the floating Mexican population of Mesilla Valley.
		The Executive power was vested in a Governor to be appointed by the President of the Confederate States, who was to hold office for six years and reside at the seat of government in the Territory, also a Secretary of said Territory who was also to hold office for six years.
		Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do issue this my proclamation declaring said ‘‘Act to organize the Territory of Arizona,’’ to be in full force and operation, and that I have proceeded to appoint the officers therein provided to be appointed in and for said Territory.
	southwest.library.arizona.edu /hav2/body.1_div.4.html (3782 words)

	USA: Constitution of the Confederate States
		The Senate of the Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote.
		The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States; and shall have the right of transit and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy, with their slaves and other property; and the right of property in said slaves shall not be thereby impaired.
		The Confederate States shall guarantee to every State that now is, or hereafter may become, a member of this Confederacy, a republican form of government; and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature or of the Executive when the Legislature is not in session) against domestic violence.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/D/1851-1875/constitution/css.htm (3226 words)

	Confederate States of America Commemorative Silver Dollars & Merchandise
		On February 9, 1861 the seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama and chose Jefferson Davis as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
		President Davis put Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard in command of the artillery batteries that ringed Fort Sumter at Charleston S.C. Secretary of War Leroy P. Walker, with Davis' permission, ordered Beauregard to not let the fort be resupplied.
		President Davis and Vice President Stephens ran unopposed in a general election in the autumn of 1861.
	www.csasilverdollar.com /davis.html (1650 words)

	Jefferson Davis President Confederate States of America
		He was elected to the office by popular vote the same year for a 6-year term and was inauguratedin Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy, on February 22, 1862.
		He was in constant conflict with extreme exponents of the doctrine of states' rights, and his attempts to have high military officers appointed by the president were opposed by the governors of the states.
		Davis was nevertheless responsible for the raising of the formidable Confederate armies, the notable appointment of General Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Virginia, and the encouragement of industrial enterprise throughout the South.
	americancivilwar.com /south/jeffdavi.html (696 words)

	Jefferson Davis
		He was made chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, and here, as in the house, was active in the discussions on the various phases of the slavery question and the important work of the session, including the fugitive slave law, and the other compromise measures of 1850.
		The Confederate congress that met in November, 1864, was outspoken in opposition to the administration, and in January, 1865, the Virginia delegation urged a change in the cabinet, expressing their want of confidence in its members.
		Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889) President of the Confederate States of America.
	www.jeffersondavis.net (5266 words)

	The Avalon Project : Constitution of the Confederate States; March 11, 1861
		But in choosing the President the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice.
		Section I. (I) The judicial power of the Confederate States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish.
		When five States shall have ratified this Constitution, in the manner before specified, the Congress under the Provisional Constitution shall prescribe the time for holding the election of President and Vice President; and for the meeting of the Electoral College; and for counting the votes, and inaugurating the President.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/csa/csa.htm (3108 words)

	The Avalon Project : Confederate States of America - Constitution for the Provisional Government.
		No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
		He, together with the Vice President, shall hold his office for one year, or until this Provisional Government shall be superseded by a permanent government, whichsoever shall first occur.
		(2) The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the Confederacy shall be removed from office on conviction by the Congress of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors: a vote of two-thirds shall be necessary for such conviction.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/csa/csapro.htm (2229 words)

	Confederate States of America
		The author is condemned by the Constitutional Court of the Confederate States of America for attacking the government of the Confederacy and posing as a false confederate who simply salutes the flag as proof of his authenticity.
		The States and Counties shall be required to furnish information on arrests and fines against immigration violators and of their respective incarceration both of the illegal immigrants and of violating employers to the Secretary of State, C.S.A. Office of Immigration (CSAOI).
		When a State re-staffs its Confederate State Government in a Constitutional Convention and elects their Governor, the State Registrar of that State shall cease to be an employee of the national C.S.A. Government and shall thenceforth be under the direction of that State’s Governor in accordance with the dictates of that particular State.
	www.confederatestatesofamerica.org (12362 words)

	Alexander Hamilton Stephens Biography
		In the formation of the Confederate Constitution his statesmanship and profound acquaintance with the principles of government were found to be of great value.
		He held that slavery as a domestic institution under the control of the States was attacked by those who sought to establish the rule that the Federal government had the power to regulate any domestic institution of any State.
		His views regarding the political relations of the Federal and State governments were nearly allied to those of Jefferson, and these views he carried with him in his construction of the Confederate constitution.
	www.civilwarhome.com /stephens.htm (1964 words)

	Jefferson Davis, only president of the Confederate States of America
		Born in Kentucky not far from Abraham Lincoln in time or distance, the only President of the Confederacy was a decorated war veteran and politician.
		His policies split the state governors like Joseph E. Brown of Georgia, who felt that Davis violated the intent of Confederate Constitution.
		After his capture in the vicinity of Irwinville, Ga. at the end of the war the former president spent two years in jail for treason but was released before trial.
	ngeorgia.com /people/davisj.html (695 words)

	Constitution of the Confederate States of America
		The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the Confederate States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct.
		(1) The Senate of the Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote.
		(1) The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States; and shall have the right of transit and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy, with their slaves and other property; and the right of property in said slaves shall not be thereby impaired.
	www.constitution.org /csa/csa_cons.htm (3196 words)

	Jefferson Davis
		Congress also authorized the suspension of the habeas corpus act for ten miles around Richmond, and the formation of a military police, for the alleged reason that the government was continually in danger from the presence in Richmond of National spies, and the consequent plots and intrigues.
		As secretary of war for President Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) he strengthened the Army and coast defenses, directed railroad surveys, and supervised the enlarging of the U.S. Capitol and the construction of a water viaduct in Washington, D.C. He re-entered the Senate in 1857 and was a recognized as a spokesman for the South.
		Hoping to be appointed commander of all southern armies, he found himself instead elected president of the Confederate States.
	www.abraham-lincoln.org /jefferson-davis.org (5441 words)

	JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
		The Civil War was the result of the state’s determination to secede and the federal government’s refusal to allow them to leave.
		Even today in our government, representatives of each states have in their purpose not only to guide issues concerning national policy, but their primary responsibility is to serve in the interests of the people of the individual states from which they are elected.
		Jefferson Davis never wavered in his faith in state’s rights and his theory that the founding fathers of our country required that the federal government’s right to govern fully rested upon the consent and will of the people being governed.
	www.informsol.com /dean/jeffdavis.htm (885 words)

	Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
		Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
		The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in 1861
		CREDIT: "Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States." Illustration in Harper's Weekly, April 27, 1861.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /jb/civil/jb_civil_davis_2_e.html (47 words)

	The Catholic Church an the Confederate States of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The President hoped that this letter would be the first step towards widespread European recognition of the Confederate government, but it proved to be the only such communication, and within two years, the Confederacy would be dead.
		When the War Between the States erupted in America, pitting the opponents of slavery in the North against the slave-dependent agrarian society of the Confederacy, social, political, and even religious organizations were forced to take sides.
		Some say the Union was a kind of free association which any state had a right to forsake whenever she judged it to be conductive to her interests: the right of secession.
	www.sspx.ca /Angelus/2005_June/Catholic_Church_Confederate_States.htm (3907 words)

	Daniel I. Dreher. A Sermon Delivered by Rev. Daniel I. Dreher, Pastor of St. James' Church, Concord, N.C., June 13, ...
		Were it not for the deep corruption of the human heart, the present unnatural conflict must remain an enigma forever; that, and that only, affords a satisfactory solution of this fiendish war--and of the appearance of this hydra monster in mid day splendor of civilization.
		The North says the election of Abraham Lincoln, as President of the United States, on the 6th day of November, 1860, by a fanatical party in the North, upon a certain political platform inimical to the South, was not sufficient cause for the South to secede.
		If you turn to history, you will find that the New England States were originally settled by a peculiar people from England, Scotland and Holland, a rebellious and restless people, always fond of liberty, but most intolerable masters when they had the power.
	docsouth.unc.edu /imls/dreher/dreher.html (4832 words)

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