re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?

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was Davis a traitor?

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Yes. The victor is the hero and the loser is a traitor. Thus is the way of all rebellions. The victor writes the history books.

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Should he have been prosecuted and hanged?

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Not if the North wanted to avoid angering the South. Thankfully they didn't go that route and went with the much more peaceful act of forgiveness.

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And since many here are southerners, how do you think the north views him?

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As they view all southerners. Traitors and rebels.

Its more likely that most northerners wouldn't even know who he was though.


On another note, I still believe the South was completely within its rights to leave the union.