[DOC] [TLE] U.S. Senate: The Civil War Senate Reacts to Secession [PAR] On January 9, 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede. ... On March 
14, 1861, senators debated what to do with seats left vacant by their Southern 
colleagues. ... The Senate should not declare their seats vacant but simply strike 
their ... Senator Milton Latham of California opposed expulsion, insisting that it... [DOC] [TLE] Secession | HistoryNet [PAR] It was the most serious secession movement in the United States and was ... later
, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana seceded as well. 
.... But Lincoln wrote, It is said that the admission of West-Virginia is secession, 
and .... Before resigning his Senate seat, Davis laid out the basis for Mississippi's
... [DOC] [TLE] The Road to War (1846-1860) | Mississippi History Now [PAR] The American Civil War (1861-1865) left Mississippi in chaos with its social 
structures ... of the war, but Mississippi's defense of the institution of slavery was 
the ultimate ... state convention on whether to secede from the Union stated, Our 
position is .... Most of their anger was aimed at the bill's author, U. S. Senator 
Stephen... [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson Davis - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from 
Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of ... 
secession, but when Mississippi seceded he resigned from the U.S. Senate. ... 
but he was appointed, not elected, to many of the offices he held in his 
antebellum career. [DOC] [TLE] 1820-1861: Holding the Union Together - US Capitol Visitor Center [PAR] Despite the departure of congressmen from seceded states in 1860 and 1861, ... 
and maintained a balance in the Senate between slave and free states. ... of the 
compromise, while Senator John Calhoun of South Carolina opposed the plan. ... 
Union, the secession of 11 states in 1860 and 1861 left many seats empty. [DOC] [TLE] The Anti-Secessionist Jefferson Davis - Boston National Historical ... [PAR] He became involved in local Mississippi politics in the early 1830s, but really 
made a name for ... Using his new found fame, he was appointed a United States 
Senator from ... Davis may have had practical reasons for arguing against 
secession and ... South Carolina seceded from the union on December 20, 1860 
and other... [DOC] [TLE] Andrew Johnson - Wikipedia [PAR] Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808  July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of 
the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 ... The new president favored quick 
restoration of the seceded states to the Union. ... service, he sought passage of 
the Homestead Bill, which was enacted soon after he left his Senate seat in 1862. [DOC] [TLE] Texas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The U.S. state of Texas declared its secession from the United States of America 
on February 2, ... Senators  William Simpson Oldham, Sr. .... Some of the leaders 
initially opposed to secession accepted the Confederate cause once ..... Sam 
Houston was governor when Texas seceded from the United States, but refused 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln and Secession - Abraham Lincoln's Classroom [PAR] There is, in my judgment, but one compromise which would really settle ths ... 
Southern threats to secede as a means 'to frighten Mr. Lincoln at the outset, and 
..... the States will be left in as complete control of their own affairs respectively, .... 
The Senators and Representatives of the rebellious States were no longer with 
us. [DOC] [TLE] The American Civil War (1860-1865) - The Latin Library [PAR] The geographical center of the United States lies somewhere near Chillicothe, 
Ohio. ... were already opposed to Douglas, the party's leading candidate, over his 
Freeport ..... Mississippi becomes the second state to secede when the 
Mississippi ... but Trumbull joined 32 other senators in upholding the action, 
leaving Wade... [DOC] [TLE] The First To Secede | American History Lives at American Heritage [PAR] Five had been state governors

Question: This U.S. senator from Mississippi opposed secession but left the senate when his state seceded
Answer: Jefferson Davis