Which phrase implies that the Confederate States are willing to go to war if
necessary?
A “anxious to cultivate peace and commerce with all nations”
B “the people of the Confederate States will be found equal to any measure
of defense which their honor and security may require”
C “sustained by the consciousness that the transition from the former Union
to the present Confederacy has not proceeded from a disregard on our
part of just obligations”
D “so that the rights of person and property have not been disturbed”