Originally posted by Toad
You still trying to twist it?
the part of the Constitution that empowers the congress to put down insurrection, a part of the constitution signed by representatives of slave holding states. By becoming signatories states became united with, not independant from other states.
You might even say they entered a compact with the other states. And, as has been repeatedly pointed out:
1. The South did not invade or attempt to overthrow the government of the United States. They attempted to withdraw from the Union and that is something quite different. So your "insurrection" argument is lost; it's clearly shown the North invaded the South, not the other way round.
Rebel forces attacked the federal supply ship "Star of the West" in January.
Rebel forces siezed all but 2 army forts in the south, (Sumter and Pickens)
while Buchanan was still president.
Rebel forces fired on Ft. Sumter in April
Rebel forces attacked the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in April
Armed insurrection had begun long before Union forces "invaded" the south in July, and even before Lincoln was president.
2. The Northern States had failed to abide by the compact. Clearly, undeniably failed to fulfill their obligations.[/B]
Note that the Consitution of the CSA does not have any passage allowing for secession from it, it merely parrots the US consitution but ads the passage from the Articles of Confederation that talks of "Sovereign and free states" and strengthens the institution of
SlaveryThe Confederates designed a counrty that strengthened
slavery but the did not have a passage that allowed for secession should the greiveance be big enough. Why?
Feb 8 thru 27, a peace conference between seceeding states and the Union was held. The proposed article has 7 sections.
Section 1 marks 36° 30' north latitude as the boundary where
slavery is allowed south and prohibited north.
Section 2 has to do with the expansion of US territory, and a double majority requirement, that is that the senators from
slave states must pass by majority and the senators from free states must pass by majority.
Section 3 has to do with prohibiting the abolishment of
slaverySection 4 has to do with returning fugitive
slavesSection 5 prohibits the importation of foreign
slavesSection 6 require that
all states must accept changes in the parts of the US Constitution that speaks of
slavery issues, effectively giving any one state a veto power.
Section 7 requires that thee federal government buy fugitive
slaves from owners whne the fugitives cannot be returned.
More proof that
Slavery was
the issue.
just straight forward, no twisting involved.