AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFFERSON DAVIS

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The young boys and old men who remained with Davis could have easily slipped away into the night - as so many had done - instead of fighting to the bitter end. Could they have possibly stayed on because they were fighting for their principles also?

As for why Davis and the majority of Southerners who had qualms about owning slaves did not release them requires too long a lesson on the economic and societal issues that had to be dealt with.