The Southern Confederacy - February 1861

The Southern Confederacy

Chenango American, February 21, 1861

The Convention of Seceders at Montgomery, Alabama, spend most of the time in secret session.  Hon. Jefferson Davis, their President elect, arrived there on the 17th, having been received all along the route from his home in Mississippi with flattering demonstrations on the part of the people, and having made twenty-five speeches on the way.  He was received by the members of the Convention and the city authorities, and made a speech, in which he set forth the present purposes and future prospects of the Southern Confederacy.  On Monday, Mr. Davis was inaugurated as the President of the "Confederate States of America."  His inaugural address takes a decided position of independence.  He says that if the rest of the States wish to join their confederacy under their constitution, the door is open, though they are not anxious for their company.  He does not wish war, but says they are ready for it.