OLIGARCHY: AN AMERICAN FEAR DURING SECESSION WINTER – PART 1
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Sep
From late 1860 to early 1861 or ‘Secession Winter’, the question of secession and preserving the Union divided Americans…
Category Archives: Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America
WHAT DID CONFEDERATE VICE PRESIDENT STEPHENS SAY ABOUT THE “OLD CONSTITUTION” DURING THE SECESSION WINTER?
22
Feb
What did Vice President Stephens say about the “Old Constitution”?
FACT CHECK: ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2, CLAUSE 3 OF THE FINAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA PROTECTS SLAVERY
17
Oct
No. Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 are delegated powers from the States invested in its agent, the Congress of the Confederate States, according to Article 1, Section 1 of the Confederate Compact.
AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION TO SHARE EXPENSES ACCORDING TO POPULATION, APRIL 18 1783
1
Jul
The three-fifths ratio appeared in 1783 as an amendment to the Articles of Confederation to enhance the taxing power of the Continential Congress. In July, the government issued a resolution calling for a convention of States to address the their power limitations. No where in this resolution is the perpetuation of slavery is listed as a cause to amend the Articles of Confederation. The amendment also mentions nothing about perpetuating slavery or associates the ratio of three-fifths with slavery.
FACT CHECK: THE PERMANENT COMPACT OF THE CONFEDERACY LEFT THE QUESTION OF THE LEGALITY OF THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY TO THE STATES
26
Jan
CLAIM: The compact entitled “Constitution of the Confederate States” leaves the legality of the institution of slavery to States which join the Confederacy. INVESTIGATOR: John Needham VERDICT REVIEW: ACCURATE: The claim is correct. There is no language in the compact entitled “The Final Constitution of the Confederate States” that delegates … Read More »