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Is Davis a Traitor - by Albert Taylor Bledsoe (Hardcover)

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  • Historian and constitutional scholar Albert Taylor Bledsoe considers whether the secession of the Confederate states was legal under constitutional law.The author poses the question: did Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America, commit treason by initiating the secession and thereby igniting the nation on a path to Civil War?Over the course of a lengthy analysis, Bledsoe justifies the actions of Jefferson Davis as lawful.
  • Author(s): Albert Taylor Bledsoe
  • 148 Pages
  • History, United States

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Historian and constitutional scholar Albert Taylor Bledsoe considers whether the secession of the Confederate states was legal under constitutional law.



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Historian and constitutional scholar Albert Taylor Bledsoe considers whether the secession of the Confederate states was legal under constitutional law.

The author poses the question: did Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America, commit treason by initiating the secession and thereby igniting the nation on a path to Civil War?

Over the course of a lengthy analysis, Bledsoe justifies the actions of Jefferson Davis as lawful. Considering arguments both for and against Davis as a traitor, we are taken through a series of proposals that quote the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Federalist papers. Upon reading and explaining a multitude of passages, the author arrives at the conclusion that states can lawfully leave the Union if they so choose.

Bledsoe goes further in his arguments, saying that the Founding Fathers may have envisaged the prospect for conflict and schism between the north and south. The notion that the Constitution is a 'northern' document inclined to favor the north and undermine the south, even as the south grew in population, is floated.

A notable defender of the southern states, Albert Taylor Bledsoe strongly supported slavery and would defend it as a necessary institution for an orderly society. After the South lost the Civil War, Bledsoe continued to espouse his ideas in a periodical known as the Southern Review, which would gain some popularity among those still supportive of the Confederate cause.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .86 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 148
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Format: Hardcover
Author: Albert Taylor Bledsoe
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 1866
TCIN: 94491106
UPC: 9781789876253
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-0244
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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