[An.American.Expatriate]

It seems to me that the Confederacy was a ‘State’ formed by the Junction of two or more States; which was forbidden without a majority vote by Congress as well as the Legislatures of those States.

This is only against the constitution when done by parties subject to it! The confederacy "as a state" was not formed until AFTER the states had seceeded.

[allmendream]

Which they had no power to do!

They cannot dissolve their Republican form of government (which is guaranteed) and form a new State without..... forming a new State made up of one or more States.

They are, were, and shall remain subject to the Constitution. Enforced by force of arms if need be.