[PeaRidge]

Thank you for that interesting research.

So it is your position that the Ordinances of Secession specifically say that the reason for secession was slavery.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

No, the ordinances of secession issued by the secession conventions say little more than "we secede" and give no reasons. The four conventions that issued Declarations of Causes overwhelmingly cited slavery as the reason for their actions.

Now, if I understand your position, it is that the Ordinances are valid because their were approved by the people, but that the declarations were not approved and therefore cannot be accepted as an accurate statement of the feelings of the people. Is that correct?