southern nationalism sap. jefferson davis and that the southern confederacy was to be formed now, he was ready to accept the presidency of it. the north on the other hand was nowhere near ready to go to war and a deep and are still dominated by the conservative wing of the democratic party lurcher with the south in other words the north would not have fought the war. secession would've probably seceded and the consequences not only for americans, but the rest of the world could've been quite tragic. >> what was the floor of congress lake in each of a few clicks >> tumultuous, chaotic, and tends. the debate in congress was like the world series today. of course there was a sports closer than mid-18th century. americans came all over the country to attend debates, especially when great titans like henry clay and daniel webster and john c. calhoun and others were debating. imagine a much smaller senate chamber crowded with men who hated each other out with the logo. a room reeking of cigar smoke, smelling of gas f