378. Views of Davis and Stephens
Davis declared that Lincoln had ＂ made a dis -
tinct declaration of war upon our ( Southern ) in -
stitutions .＂ His election was " upon the basis of
sectional hostility .＂ If " war must come , it must
be on Northern and not on Southern soil .. We
will carry war .. where food for the sword and
torch awaits our armies in the densely popu -
lated cities " of the North . For his part , Stephens
said the new government ＇ s ＂ foundations are
laid , its cornerstone rests , upon the great truth
that the negro is not equal to the white man .＂
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