Is Davis a Traitor, Or, Was Secession a Constitutional Right Previous to the War of 1861?

Download or read book Is Davis a Traitor, Or, Was Secession a Constitutional Right Previous to the War of 1861? written by Albert Taylor Bledsoe and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The sole object of this work is to discuss the right of secession with reference to the past; in order to vindicate the character of the South for loyalty, and to wipe off the charges of treason and rebellion from the names and memories of Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sydney Johnston, Robert E. Lee, and of all who have fought or suffered in the great war of coercion. Admitting, then, that the right of secession no longer exists; the present work aims to show, that, however those illustrious heroes may have been aspersed by the ignorance, the prejudices, and the passions of the hour, they were, nevertheless, perfectly loyal to truth, justice, and the Constitution of 1787 as it came from the hands of the fathers"--Preface.