A Constitutional History of Secession

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Summary: "...the truth is great and will prevail..."
Review: "..when the work of the lie is done, the lie will rot, the truth is great and will prevail, when none cares whether it prevails or not..." - Coventry Patmor circa 1850's.

I have ordered copies of A Constitutional History of Secession by John Remington Graham, a member of the Minnesota bar, for my sons, some friends, and the library of the high school that my sons attended. This with the hope of overcoming, with at least some, the kernel of what I believe to be Patmor's correct characterization of lie v. truth in regards to too much of our history - in this case truth as set forth in that book.

That any State had a Constitutional right to secede is undeniable, the author makes that case airtight. From the dust cover, where Professor Clyde Wilson, University of South Carolina was quoted, "Had I the power, I would require every professor of history, political science, and law in America to read Graham's work. Nowhere is there a truer and more thorough treatment of the origins and nature of freedom and self-government. This work is essential for those who would like to recover those great blessings."

If you are interested in the statesmanship of Chief Justice Taney after his dreadful opinion in the Dred Scott case; if you are interested in why the author believes Lincoln's predecessor's speech "...should be carved in stone of a conspicuous monument for the guidance of every leader who might in the future guide the destiny of a federal Union..."; if you are interested in the how and why of Stanton's undermining of McClellan "... the image given by the common lot of civil war historians, preposterous in the light of the facts, is that McCellan ..."; if you are interested in why "... the capitalists financed agitation against slavery, - not the rational arguments of Lydia Maria Child, but the vulgar appeals of Harriet Beecher Stowe, "...for they wished ..." ; if you are interested in why the Missouri Compromise was repealed and why the repeal led to war then you may agree with the author that "... Lincoln's objectives were to quiet the agitations in the North against the South, and to remove the cause of the discontent by restoration of the Missouri Compromise, which should never have been repealed at all. ..."

If you are interested in a myriad of "whys and how's", in short, if you are interested in "sovereignty of the people" v. "... States Right is simply code for slavery then or discrimination now", you must give a fair reading to A Constitutional History of Secession.

Rating:
Summary: "...the truth is great and will prevail..."
Review: "..when the work of the lie is done, the lie will rot, the truth is great and will prevail, when none cares whether it prevails or not..." - Coventry Patmor circa 1850's.

I have ordered copies of A Constitutional History of Secession by John Remington Graham, a member of the Minnesota bar, for my sons, some friends, and the library of the high school that my sons attended. This with the hope of overcoming, with at least some, the kernel of what I believe to be Patmor's correct characterization of lie v. truth in regards to too much of our history - in this case truth as set forth in that book.

That any State had a Constitutional right to secede is undeniable, the author makes that case airtight. From the dust cover, where Professor Clyde Wilson, University of South Carolina was quoted, "Had I the power, I would require every professor of history, political science, and law in America to read Graham's work. Nowhere is there a truer and more thorough treatment of the origins and nature of freedom and self-government. This work is essential for those who would like to recover those great blessings."

If you are interested in the statesmanship of Chief Justice Taney after his dreadful opinion in the Dred Scott case; if you are interested in why the author believes Lincoln's predecessor's speech "...should be carved in stone of a conspicuous monument for the guidance of every leader who might in the future guide the destiny of a federal Union..."; if you are interested in the how and why of Stanton's undermining of McClellan "... the image given by the common lot of civil war historians, preposterous in the light of the facts, is that McCellan ..."; if you are interested in why "... the capitalists financed agitation against slavery, - not the rational arguments of Lydia Maria Child, but the vulgar appeals of Harriet Beecher Stowe, "...for they wished ..." ; if you are interested in why the Missouri Compromise was repealed and why the repeal led to war then you may agree with the author that "... Lincoln's objectives were to quiet the agitations in the North against the South, and to remove the cause of the discontent by restoration of the Missouri Compromise, which should never have been repealed at all. ..."

If you are interested in a myriad of "whys and how's", in short, if you are interested in "sovereignty of the people" v. "... States Right is simply code for slavery then or discrimination now", you must give a fair reading to A Constitutional History of Secession.

Rating:
Summary: Secession in history vs the Lie told in American History
Review: I found this book by accident. After I started reading I could not put it down! John Graham has written the most comprehensive study on the late War Between the States. He brings to light the causes of war, little know facts about the people who conducted the war to the conduct carried out by Stanton through his insane generals. After reading this book everyone will know that the United States was destroyed by the war and through the illegeal acts of President Abraham Lincoln. History, law, truth and justice were only part of the things lost during the war. The 600,000 men, untold numbers of civilians and the 8 billion dollars spent to destroy the south were a waste that can all be attributed to Lincoln. What a price was paid for the government we have today! A must read for all students of law and history. I would give ten stars if I could!