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Treaties are negotiated by the executive and ratified by Congress.

Treaties are also negotiated between countries, something that in the eyes of the Lincoln Administration the southern states was not.

You're just buzzing about to be an annoyance...

Well far be it from me to be an annoyance to the likes of you.

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[Non-Seq] Treaties are also negotiated between countries, something that in the eyes of the Lincoln Administration the southern states was not.

Does this mean that the U.S. recognized the various Indian tribes as countries?