[fortheDeclaration]

If your claim the South rejected the DOI by virtue of slavery, the same must apply to the Northern states. You can't separate the two. If you produce some legislation or documentation that the South formally denounced the DOI, I'll stand down. Until then, I consider your claim inadmissible.

LOL!

You have the speech given by the Vice President stating exactly that!

What part of the speech did you not understand?

The Pre-Civil War South rejected the principles of the DOI (as noted in Stephens speech)

The DOI was rejected because slavery in the Pre Civil War South was seen as a positive not a negative.

As Stephens himself notes regarding the Declaration generation, they had hoped to see the eventual end of slavery, hence, they made compromises regarding the Constitution.

The Pre Civil War South rejected the notion that all men were created equal and thus were of a different mind then the Southerners of Jefferson's day.

Facts are stubborn things.

[stainlessbanner]

The DOI was rejected because slavery in the Pre Civil War South was seen as a positive not a negative.

Doesn't even make sense.