February 1861. With seven States having left the Union, Americans believed two different political oligarchies had been rooted. Northerners saw Southerners as traitors to the Union interested only in establishing a slave republic and protecting the institution of slavery.
From late 1860 to early 1861 or ‘Secession Winter’, the question of secession and preserving the Union divided Americans…
“Slavery was legal until it wasn’t. The descendants of former slave owners should not be prosecuted or shamed over something that happened over 150 years ago. The descendants today who had family to fight for the Confederacy should be honored. They are no different from the soldiers who fought in … Read More »
February 1861. With seven States having left the Union, a war between the States inched closer. Americans on both sides accused the other of ‘oligarchy’. In a last effort to preserve peace, the General Assembly of Virginia issued an invitation. It requested all the remaining States in the Union to … Read More »
Yes. States, where the institution of Slavery was legal to practice, had a legal right to defend the institution if it had a slave code to govern the practice.
Yes. Slavery was tied to State representation in the US House of Representatives through Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the compact entitled “The Constitution of the United States”. Remove slavery and States lose representation and therefore the power to affect legislation.