Ahem. I think that what we colonists did in 1776 when we began to "secede"
from England was also considered illegal.
Were the fighting Revolutionists an "invading army"?
Deane Mills
York COunty VA


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From: "Anne Pemberton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Southern loyalism?


> Excuse me, but history tells us that the confederate rebels were the
> invading army, not the Federal troops. The rebel army began it's invasion
> of the United States by attacking Fort Sumpter, and continued when they
> struck in Maryland and Pennsylvania. As John Carter pointed out, the rebel
> army even "invaded" southern communities in the pursuit of their illegal
> "cause". And, yes, it was illegal then and now to secede. As others have
> recently pointed out, most of the south didn't even trust their own
> citizens to put the secession to a popular vote.
>
>                                                  Anne
>
>
> At 09:20 AM 2/20/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >It is very difficult to judge Southern support for the Union due largely
to
> >the fact that the Union was an invading army and there was a real need to
> >support family on the home front.  However, I see about as much support
for
> >the Union troops entering the South as Lee saw when he entered
Pennsylvania
> >and Maryland.
> >
> >Jeff Southmayd
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