America: 50☆Stars (Vol. 3)

Episode 14: The Confederate Cornerstone

Warning: This episode is about the Confederate States of America. A Confederacy OC will be shown, and they'll mostly be seen in a positive light in the eyes of the Southern states around the onset of the Civil War. With that said, the Confederacy and its ideologies shouldn't be supported or lauded. Comments sympathizing with the Confederacy's ideologies won't be tolerated. You've been warned.

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How does a goober, orphan, son of a belle
And a farmer, both of whom died and left him and his siblings
In the care of kin penniless with difficulties
In squalor, grow up to be in a position of power?

The Small Pale Star went very far with a repertoire
With help from his mentors and help from his memoirs.
He became a hard worker.
He became a lot smarter.
Eventually, he gained wealth becoming a lawyer.

And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away
By rich White knaves, he stood by and kept his guard up.
Inside, he was scared a war between brothers would blow up.
This weak man was willing to fix, sway, defend, and quarrel.

But when secession came, pandemonium reigned.
He watched rebels fight, fighting to keep their domain.
Against armageddon and rebellion, he wished to refrain.
Yet he took an oath without restrain, a case of his vain.

When he appeared on stage, they said, this guy is insane, man!
Preaching God, science, and the cornerstone of White klansmen!
Praise the South, they won't submit to Abe and Northern men!
The Confederates will prevail!
Who's this racist man?

Alexander H. Stephens.
My name is Alexander H. Stephens.
And there's something vital I wanna say.
We're seceding to keep slaves—

"No, no, no! That's not it!" President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States disrupted the vice president's speech, appearing on stage out of breath. "To clarify, we're seceding to protect our states' rights!"

"Yeah, right," Stephens scoffed. "States' rights is one of our reasons for secession, but we're mainly seceding to keep our slaves."

"Ahahaha. You must be mistaken."

"No, I'm not mistaken! I speak only the truth! We're seceding because we, White men, believe we're superior to Black—"

"S-Shut up! Shut up!" Davis leaned close to his ear, hissing, "We're trying to get foreign support for the war against the Union, and you're not helping our case."

"War?! Against the Union?!" He looked at him shocked.

"Why are you offended? The threat of war with the Union was inevitable the moment we seceded."

"But we can't go to war with the Union! We need to make peace!"

"That's impossible. They'll never support our right to leave. Our only option is to raise an army and fight to prove the South's independence."

"No! I don't approve of this!" Stephens bemoaned. "This was the reason I voted against secession! The Union might have its problems, but we could've compromised with them had we stayed! I knew this was a bad idea!" He continued to complain.

Davis groaned, "You know, I finally understand where Thomas Jefferson was coming from when he chose his vice president. Because out of anyone in the South, I didn't anticipate the people would choose this goober to be my vice president."

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March 1861—Montgomery, Alabama

The Constitution of the Confederate States was currently pending ratification from several state governments located throughout the South. In the meantime, the Seceded Seven had been summoned for a conference upon Alabama's request. To say the least, it was serious and unusual.