"In these Confederate States we observe those relations which have been poetically described to the United States, but which there never had the same reality-States so distinct that each
existed as a sovereign, yet so united that each was bound with the other to constitute a whole;
or, as more beautifully expressed, 'Distinct as the billows, yet one as the sea

– Jefferson Davis

Answer the following question using the passage above:

How does Davis's statement reveal his belief that the Confederacy truly embodies the
founding principles of the United States?