When was it published?

April 12, 1861 in The Nevada Journal

Story April 12, 1861

The Nevada Journal

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

A. H. Stephens, Washington, Madison, Jefferson

Q: What keywords are associated?

A H Stephens, Southern Confederacy, Constitution, Slavery, Atlanta Speech, Vice President

Nevada City, Nevada County, California

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What is this article about?

A. H. Stephens, Vice President of the Southern Confederacy, delivered a speech in Atlanta, Georgia, praising the new government's slave constitution as superior to the Union's, noting requirements for treasury funds and the explicit use of 'slave,' while calling founders like Washington, Madison, and Jefferson 'fancy politicians.'

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A. H. STEPHENS ON CONSTITUTIONS AND THINGS.—Stephens, Vice President of the would-be Southern Confederacy, made a speech at Atlanta, in Georgia, not long since, in which he freely expressed his sentiments. He deems the slave constitution of the new Government superior to that of the Union in several respects. A dollar cannot be got from the treasury except upon a vote of two-thirds of Congress. Washington, Madison and Jefferson were tender, he says, about the word slave, and would not have it in the old Constitution. The wise men of the Cotton Confederacy had no such scruples. He calls the old patriots named 'fancy politicians.'

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event Biography

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners

What keywords are associated?

A H Stephens Southern Confederacy Constitution Slavery Atlanta Speech Vice President

What entities or persons were involved?

A. H. Stephens Washington Madison Jefferson

Where did it happen?

Atlanta, In Georgia

Story Details

Key Persons

A. H. Stephens Washington Madison Jefferson

Location

Atlanta, In Georgia

Event Date

Not Long Since

Story Details

Stephens made a speech at Atlanta expressing sentiments that the slave constitution of the new Government is superior to the Union's in several respects, including requiring a two-thirds vote of Congress for treasury funds, and contrasting the old Constitution's avoidance of the word 'slave' by Washington, Madison, and Jefferson with the Cotton Confederacy's explicit inclusion, calling the old patriots 'fancy politicians.'