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To: Non-Sequitur
No I mean false in the fact that there was no offer to accept responsibility for the southern share of the national debt. Also no offer to pay for federal property appropriated.

Bwahahahahahahahaha! I guess you have some Clintonian view of the word 'all'. The Confederate commsisioners were not limited to enumerated powers, Davis wrote Lincoln that they were charged 'to agree, treat, consult, and negotiate of and concerning all matters and subjects.' The provisional Congress had commissioned them 'for the settlement of all questions of disagreement between the two governments upon principles of right, justice, equity, and good faith.'

407 posted on 08/21/2006 3:47:40 PM PDT by 4CJ (Annoy a liberal, honour Christians and our gallant Confederate dead)
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To: 4CJ
The Confederate commsisioners were not limited to enumerated powers, Davis wrote Lincoln that they were charged 'to agree, treat, consult, and negotiate of and concerning all matters and subjects.' The provisional Congress had commissioned them 'for the settlement of all questions of disagreement between the two governments upon principles of right, justice, equity, and good faith.'

But first of all Lincoln had to accept the southern ultimatum and recognize the legitimacy of the southern secession. The Northern side of the issue was not open for discussion, only the southern demands. Given that the vague offer to discuss issues of disagreement rings very hollow.

408 posted on 08/21/2006 6:03:39 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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