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re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?
Posted on 1/3/14 at 4:10 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 1/3/14 at 4:10 pm to NC_Tigah
"Secession was outlawed by the Constitution?"
I suspect the poster who asserted it was so outlawed will be looking for quite some time. One thing to consider is how the Union was formed. The states came together voluntarily and to my knowledge never said that their union was irrevocable. Our Civil War involved recognized sovereign bodies (states) that had grouped themselves into a federation (the north) or confederation (south). If Davis committed treason against the US, then pro-Union Southerners who moved north and fought for the Federals also committted treason against their home states.
I suspect the poster who asserted it was so outlawed will be looking for quite some time. One thing to consider is how the Union was formed. The states came together voluntarily and to my knowledge never said that their union was irrevocable. Our Civil War involved recognized sovereign bodies (states) that had grouped themselves into a federation (the north) or confederation (south). If Davis committed treason against the US, then pro-Union Southerners who moved north and fought for the Federals also committted treason against their home states.
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Posted on 1/3/14 at 4:21 pm to N.O. via West-Cal
It does not matter whether secession was outlawed by the Constitution. Davis and the the other confederates took up arms against the US and then lost. After they lost they rejoined the country they had previously attacked. So by definition they are treasonous traitors to the United States. There is no grey area here. Jefferson Davis and the rest of the confederates committed treason.
This post was edited on 1/3/14 at 4:22 pm
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