And that's even if Jeff Davis did a wrong thing. It certainly doesn't justify Lincoln if Jeff Davis didn't do a wrong thing.
Did Jeff Davis lock someone up and accuse them of "treason" for writing a song praising a general he dismissed?
I hadn't heard of this.
I know Lincoln had a man arrested just for making a speech about Lincoln behaving like a King.
I thought you were looking for examples of dictators who rigged elections.
Did Jeff Davis lock someone up and accuse them of "treason" for writing a song praising a general he dismissed?
He had a newspaper writer arrested a day or two after Sumter for writing something Bragg didn't like.
I know Lincoln had a man arrested just for making a speech about Lincoln behaving like a King.
Davis had people arrested for disloyal comments throughout the rebellion.