Alabama secedes from the Union, becoming the fourth state to do so (following South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida). E. S. Dargan’s speech outlines the reason for Alabama’s leaving the United States of America – namely, in order to preserve African slavery. Alabama’s Ordinance of Secession, declaring independence and issuing a southwide call for a convention…
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Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union, as state delegates vote 62-7 for disunion. Among the state’s delegates who have speaking parts in the secession debate is James Byeram Owens, a 44-year old Baptist minister and planter who owns 89 slaves, has nine children, and also practices medicine. He represents Marion County,…