AUTOGRAPH, CIVIL WAR CONGRESSMAN HENRY W. DAVIS OF MARYLAND

(1817-65) Born at Annapolis, Md., he studied law at the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Alexandria, Va. He moved to Baltimore in 1850 where he continued the practice of law. Served as U.S. Congressman from Maryland, 1855-61; and 1863-65. During the Civil War he became one of the most radical and aggressive members of Congress, his views commanding especial attention owing to his being one of the few representatives from a slave state. He was the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and was co-sponsor of the Wade-Davis bill of 1864. A bitter opponent of Lincoln's plan for the reconstruction of the Southern States, his bill bill placed the process of reconstruction under the control of Congress, and stipulated that the Confederate States, before resuming their former status in the Union, must disfranchise all important civil and military officers of the Confederacy, abolish slavery, and repudiate all debts incurred by or with the sanction of the Confederate government. In his speech supporting this measure, Davis declared that until Congress should recognize a government established under its auspices, there is no government in the rebel states save the authority of Congress. In a debate in Congress some months later he declared, When I came into Congress ten years ago this was a government of law. I have lived to see it a government of personal will.

Signature: 4 3/4 x 1, in ink, H. Winter Davis, mounted to slightly larger piece of album page. Age toning.

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