John H. Reagan
John H. Reagan
John Henninger Reaganwas an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General. After the Confederate defeat, he called for cooperation with the federal government and thus became unpopular, but returned to public office when his predictions of harsh treatment for resistance were proved correct...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 October 1818
CountryUnited States of America
John H. Reagan quotes about
The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery.
Our own Government succeeded because none but the white race, who were capable of self-government, were enfranchised with the rights of freemen.
I clung steadfastly to the hope that the democratic party would maintain its nationality and preserve the Constitution and the Union.
It is proclaimed by the great leaders of that party, by its political conventions, by its ministers of the Gospel, and by every other means they have of giving currency and importance to the declaration, that it is its mission to abolish slavery in the Union.
The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
The doctrines of his party, are that negro slavery, as it exists with us, is religiously, morally, socially, and politically wrong.
You are not content with the vast millions of tribute we pay you annually under the operation of our revenue law, our navigation laws, your fishing bounties, and by making your people our manufacturers, our merchants, our shippers.
You are not satisfied with the millions of tribute we have been paying you on account of the balance of exchange which you hold against us.