After a recent presentation I was confronted by an elderly lady. She insisted that it was not a war of 'Southern Rebellion'. Instead, she believed the conflict to be a war of 'Northern Aggression'. This was not the first time I had heard this strongly held belief.
Since that event, I came across a 1867 quote from Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon Chase. He was commenting on the capture and imprisonment of Jefferson Davis.
"His capture was a mistake. His trial will be a greater one. We can not convict him of treason."
If you bring these leaders (Confederate) to trial, it will condemn the North; for by the Constitution, secession is not rebellion."
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