Secesh (@Secesh)

"True to our traditions of peace and our love of justice, we sent commissioners to the United States to propose a fair and amicable settlement of all questions of public debt or property which might be in dispute. But the Government at Washington, denying our right to self-government, refused even to listen to any proposals for a peaceful separation. Nothing was then left to do but to prepare for war." -- Jefferson Davis, Second Inaugural Address, Virginia Capitol, Richmond, 02/22/1862. #sec006 #jeffersondavis #settlement #selfgovernment #war #washingtondc