Jefferson Davis: An American President
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Your son being born in Meridian… my grandmother was from Enterprise just outside of Meridian. I went down to be with her when she died in 2022. We buried her a few miles from her home and a short drive from her Baptist church. I love my grandmother and miss her dearly. I appreciate your content. It connects me to my heretofore largely unknown roots and connects me to the spirit of my grandmother and her love of the South.
Fascinating
I sincerely hope you are not bullied into removing this video. Great video about a great man. Hope you and the family are well.
Im sure he’ll be bullied but there’s no chance of him removing this. He’s talked a lot about his love of Davis and Lee and other confederate heroes. Hasn’t budged yet! Good on him!
Your right on point sir about President Jefferson Davis. I saw your video with Matt Fradd, being a Arkansas Catholic Convert myself and have a deep love for our shared history. You've honored him well by naming your son after him. Keep up the good work.
Yep, my favorite one. Greetings from a Idahoan whose ancestors come from both sides of the Ohio River. I do hope to see Kentucky before I die.
Charles Coulombe was once asked who his favourite president was. Jefferson Davis was his answer. And I couldn’t agree more.
Mr. Coulombe is a national treasure. It would be fantastic to listen to Dr. Harrelson and Charles Coulombe have a discussion on American history.
The "Past is a foreign country" argument is a duel edged sword imo.
Dr. Harrelson this was such an amazing talk. All around. I truly hope to hear more like it from you! 🇺🇸
My dear Doctor Harrelson,
You are a
"Jacob's Well"; I dropped my bucket in and you came up; how very wonderful.
I am convinced after study and some prayer that the salvation of my country will come from out of the South; the Catholic Church will be a part of that; Bishop Strickland is the first martyr example; there are more to come.
You, Shelby Foote, and the Abbeyville Institute have convince me that we have been lied to about the South, the Civil War, as well as a good many other things. Do NOT stop what you are doing; at last I know I am NOT alone.
God bless the South!
God Bless my Southland aswell as all her Sons and Daughters.
So glad you made this video. I was blessed with taking my first trip to Richmond (VA) maybe a year before all the monuments on the Ave were torn down and I was able to see the Davis monument there; it was also a tremendous honor and treat to visit the Confederate White House and to visit Hollywood Cemetery to pray at the graves of Davis and other Southern heroes. I learned a lot about Davis from Shelby Foote, and I bought the book "Jefferson Davis, American" on a visit to Gettysburg; I've made note of the other titles and look forward to reading them. You mentioned John C. Calhoun, another amazing American hero and Constitutional genius; do you have any titles to recommend about him? I had gotten a book from the library about 30 years ago; it was written in the 50s, prior to all the historical whitewashing that's been going on, but I never finished it and no longer remember the title. I worry that contemporary books would spend all their time condemning the man instead of telling me an accurate story. God bless you and thank you for your dedication to historical accuracy.
Its just like the story you told me about the overwhelming amount of students who cited James Buchanan as the worst President. People today are too far gone in the mire of the curated narrative surrounding the War and its Southern participants.
Narrative ? The buying, selling and exploitation of a group who happen to be different than you-you don’t see that as a marked character flaw????
@@MNBluestater
Its like you didn't watch this video at all.
The premise that Davis and Calhoun are somehow to be revered is garbage.
I agree with this %100. Jefferson davis is certainly a man worth learning about and to judge him to our modern standards is not the way to learn.
Thank you for introducing me to Shelby Foote.
It's remarkable 2 sons of Kentucky were executives.
Dr. Alan Harrelson, thank you for these videos and your love of history. I'm a Catholic seminarian studying for Diocese in Baltimore Maryland.
I've been bitten by the Civil War bug recently after my own curiousity on the role the Catholic Church played in it.
I visited Fr Corby's statue in Gettysburg. I certainly hope to find out about Priests who served the Confederacy and the army.
You mention the Mises Institute, Have you read any of Thomas Dilorenzo's books on Lincoln? What do you think? I know hes an economist.
May God bless you on your journey.
Pope Pius IX was the only foreign Head of State to call Jefferson Davis *”President.”* On a personal level, he effectively recognised the CSA. And Robert E. Lee said “the Pope was the South’s only true friend during her time of need.”
Thanks for sharing these books.
Thank you for sharing! Please keep the great educational and entertaining content coming!
I took Dr McClanahans course on Reading Jefferson Davis. Outstanding!
I have owned an original copy of both of 'The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government' and 'A Short History of the Confederate States of America' for many years now and can attest to their value for amateur students of history in establishing the historical priors of the war. Moreover, they are simultaneously essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the unfolding of events from the perspective of southern leadership. While Mr. Stephens wrote what is likely the most impressive overview of the war's legal contentions and implications from a southern perspective, Davis is a persuasive (if a bit long-winded) writer who incorporated much of the same argumentation while also chronologically explaining his (as well as his cabinet and generals) conduct and its guiding rationale. Highly recommended! Also, I bought Mrs. Allen's book in May of last year but have yet to read it... will be sure to do so now!
An absolutely fantastic and utterly fascinating video. Bravo
You are a scholar and a Catholic gentleman.
Yes... Amen!!!
We were driving in Western Kentucky and I told my wife we would go to the Jefferson Davis birthplace. It was so beautiful to go to Jefferson Davis's birthplace and it was only 2 weeks after the exact date of June 3rd 1808. It was a beautiful area and it was Jefferson Davis's obelisk that was only surpassed by the Washington monument.
You apologetics, in regard to this matter, are a refreshing note sir. If we have a mind to take a hill, I would rather fight on this one side by side, than against you on another. May the very peace of the King abide with you, and your family brother.
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing your story about meeting Ward and Felicity Alan. Entertaining and enlightening as always. God bless.
The Cooper biography is the one I have and you have given me the impetus to read it. What they are doing to the history of the Confederacy and history in general is a crime ! Thank you for these videos, please keep them coming.
I just read it a couple months ago. Definitely worth your time. Cooper is pretty evenhanded and a compelling writer.
Great topic
I bought the William Cooper biography on the advice of the Davis birthplace bookstore about 10 years ago and am glad it is one you recommend.
Well done and well said. Sir, carry on.
Dr. Harrelson, while I'm not surprised that you made this video I am so thankful that you did. As conservatives and as Southern conservatives we owe a great debt the president Davis and to John C. Calhoun before him, remove them this debt for loudly proclaiming the principles of the American founding for what they were and are.
The truth of the matter is that not only have we forgotten those principles, many of the people today who claim do you believe in those principles neither know them nor understand them. Jefferson Davis did know them, and you are right that he sincerely believed that he was trying to restore them.
May God save us for speaking the truth that Davis, flawed human being that he was (for we all are) was largely right and has, I believe, been proven largely right about his fears of the expansion of federal power since the end of the war.
I am slowly trying to make my way through Rise and Fall (again). I look forward to reading these other books that you recommended about a thoroughly underrated and truly great man.
May God continue to richly bless you and your witness to the truth and to the Catholic faith as well.
Bless you Dr Harrelson. I remember reading that once Jefferson Davis's train car was stopped by general Sherman's men they found him with a box of squirrels. I don't think Jefferson Davis was a good man, but I do agree he was an important one. Thank you for doing this video and may God richly bless you.
Thanks for giving President Davis his due. I’ve read Cooper’s book, as well as Rise and Fall, and share your opinion of both. Shelby Foote closed his trilogy with a story of Davis, which is a real honor. Deo vindice!
Good job!
I subscribed to this channel because of this video!
Amen
I find Jeff Davis’s relationship to the Catholic Church to be really fascinating. He was pen pals with Bl. Pius IX and the two men had a deep respect for each other. At the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Savannah you can see a very neat historical marker talking about how the sisters at the St. Vincent academy helped support the Davis family after the war and educated his daughters.
Thnx for this. I found Jefferson's own volumes post war, particularly where he uses many legal precedents to establish the unfair distribution of federal import tax revenues to the northern states, as the most inciteful and best explanation of the multitude of justifications for the confederate position.
Winners of wars write the history. So the losers have to be painted in an evil way. That gives the winner justification for their own wrongs.
State alumnus here!!!
Thanks for sharing this information with us. I really appreciate it and the knowledge of resources.
Could you make a recommendation on the best biography/book of Teddy Roosevelt?
This is my favorite channel, GOD bless you sir!
I still want to make a documentary film about Jefferson Davis. He was an extraordinary man.
Maybe if you’re using “extraordinary” in the pejorative.
@@bh9312 No. Read the book: Jefferson Davis American. His own book is pretty great too.
A lesser emphasized and indeed overlooked cause of the Second Civil War (that of 1775 being the First) was the victory of that man Hamilton and the Federalists.
I just wanted to say your channel is a treasure and while I'm not from the south, I have great love and respect for her people. And thanks to you I discovered Shelby Foote. God Bless
Just as you've said you can't blame the cause of a war on one single issue, I tend to find anyone who judges a man on one single event in their life and those that do are often lazy generally ignorant and always wrong
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I love Jefferson Davis
What a weird and sad flex
Jefferson Davis, American, is a wonderful introduction to a great man.
Deo Vindice
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I blame ken burns for asserting his intrrpretation of history to the illiterate masses. I read shelby foote's 3 volume masterpiece and several biographies about lee and other generals. I ressurect videos of the great prof foote to remind people that slavery was about 10% of the story. Also content creator razorfist has an excellent long form video about lincoln the tyrant.
Burns isn't solely at fault, but you are correct he's culpable.
i have recently started watching Razorfist. what a way with angry words he has!
This is foolish. There is no states’ rights v federalism in the civil war without slavery. The institution of slavery pervades every “small government” argument. They are inseparable
Thanks ; they have pulled down his statue and renamed the street , to hell I say ! History is the collective memory !
When you realize that none of the buildings, statues, or monuments pertaining to the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 in India have been removed, defaced or tampered with in any way, you understand what a country which hasn’t been touched by woke infestation looks like. Sorry, long sentence but needs to be stated.
"Jefferson Davis was a great man, even if he was not great enough to triumph... Success depended, in the last analysis, on Jefferson Davis. He failed. Not from lack of brains, for he had a good mind, and not from want of character, for he was a strong man. But from temperament. He did not have the faculty of success: the power to grapple men to him, absolute self-forgetfulness. So he failed, and with him faded the last hope of the Nordic race." - H. K. Eckenrode, 'Jefferson Davis: President of the South' (1923)
Well, at the end, if that isn’t the most racist comment ever quoted on Facebook.
Dr. Harrelson, as a Frankfort native, I totally understand your desire to never visit the capitol building, but I do hope you one day visit the capital city! I was also distraught by the removal of the statue of Jefferson Davis from the capitol building. Now, I admit that I was at least glad that it was being removed in a nonviolent way. I was still in high school at the time and was working downtown. I spent that summer horrified that the monuments and history of my beloved hometown would be totally destroyed by mobs coming from Lexington and Louisville to march in the capital. I remember the owner of the shop I was working at had seriously considered putting up some BLM imagery in the windows solely for the sake of preserving the store from vandalism. Fortunately, the crowds were pretty much well-behaved when the marches did happen, and the owner did not have to sacrifice principle for the sake of self preservation.
At any rate, I would absolutely love it if you came to Frankfort some time, just to see a video that you might make of it. However, I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't hold out hope to meet one of my intellectual heroes!
What was Jefferson Davis mind set on slavery did he agree with it ?
Was he against it? Was he about white supremacy
I don’t know that’s why I am askin
He was absolutely a white supremacist and committed to slavery at all costs.
@@ProfessorWalker not true at all.
@@MeadeFatLoss Davis had no ambiguities about slaves, their inferiority and that they should remain in bondage. As he so “eloquently” noted on the floor of the US Congress “this government was not founded by Negroes nor for Negroes but by white men for white men”. Davis had no intention of ever ending slavery as he believed that the “inequality of the white and black races was stamped from the beginning”.
@@MeadeFatLoss absolutely true
@@ProfessorWalker not at all true..I have read the real history.
This is not a knock, but I don't think that Thomas Jefferson was a conservative. He was a first wave liberal and heir to Enlightenment thinking; British empiricists from Bacon to Hobbes, Locke and Hume.
He was a Reformer, but I would say that a lot of the principles and ideas of Thomas Jefferson are essential to American Conservatism.
Hard to call a founding father a liberal hard, when he played a huge part in how the country ran. A liberal is one who is ultimately against constitution and what it upholds to under God. Specifically the Christian God. But you can't exactly call the founding fathers conservatives either because everything was to new, they weren't trying to conserve but trying to establish.
You deleted my post. How very confederate of you: re-write history to suit a failed modern paradigm
The last American president in the tradition of the founding.
Davis was good, but I’d say it was Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge.
@@remylofombo5529 Cleveland tried to reconstruct the Jeffersonian political ethos but the system had simply been so upended, he ultimately failed in the long run. Coolidge was a good president by the standards of presidents after the War Between the States--he and Harding were the best presidents of the 20th century (and, in my estimation, the two best Republican presidents), but he was a different kind of president. Coolidge famously said, “After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.” Few in the founding generation would have said such a thing. They would have said the chief business of America was liberty.
My son is named after Generals Lee and Jackson
Why not name them after Rommel or Goring?
God bless the South!