Question

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this speech. which excerpt from jefferson daviss speech to the mississippi legislature best expresses a major theme of his speech? \in the language of the venerated calhoun i consider the disruption of the union as a great though not the greatest calamity.\ \...whenever a northern army should be assembled to march for the subjugation of the south, they would have a battle to fight at home before they passed the limits of their own state...\ \for many of the best years of my life i have followed that flag and upheld it on fields where if i had fallen it might have been claimed as my winding sheet.\ \absurd as all this may seem to you... i have reason to believe that it has been inculcated to no small extent in the northern mind.\

Explanation:

The speech by Jefferson Davis to the Mississippi Legislature is centered around the potential disruption of the Union. The first option directly addresses the disruption of the Union as a calamity, which is a major theme of the speech. The other options focus on more specific scenarios (like Northern army subjugation, personal flag - following experience, and Northern mind inculcation) rather than the overarching theme of the Union's disruption.

Answer:

"In the language of the venerated Calhoun I consider the disruption of the Union as a great though not the greatest calamity."