Though he had not favored secession, he supported the Confederacy from the outset.

The priests, who took office a few weeks ago, are allied with factions that favor secession from India.

Hughes favored secession but was critical of the administration of Jefferson Davis.

The sentiment for separation was strongest among young people, the group with the highest level of unemployment, 78 percent of whom said they favored secession.

The new Regent is known to favor secession from the Federation.

People of all faiths in the South had favored secession.

Not all Texans favored secession initially, although many of the same would later support the Southern cause.

Then, he says, there was considerable mistrust of a Parti Quebecois provincial government that favored secession.

For this reason, urban areas during the Civil War were less likely to favor secession than agricultural areas.

Atchison favored secession, while Doniphan was torn and would remain for the most part non-committal.