Then his statement that "our conduct was not caused by any insurrectionary spirit nor can it be termed rebellion" directly contradicts his earlier statement in his 1861 letter to his son. Revisionists often do that.
LOL! A New York Times newspaper article from 1860 concerning an undated letter that was supposedly written by Madison to someone under a under a nom de plume? Good grief, they can't even get the phrase nom de plume right.
So your response is that the New York Times faked the letter? OK, then how about here? Or is "The Writings of James Madison" suspect too?
Each State in ratifying the Constitution, is considered as a sovereign body independent of all others, and only to be bound by its own voluntary act
"...that I do not consider the proceedings of Virginia in ’98-’99 as countenancing the doctrine that a state may at will secede from its Constitutional compact with the other States. A rightful secession requires the consent of the others, or an abuse of the compact, absolving the seceding party from the obligations imposed by it."
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OK, then how about here?
See? That wasn't so hard, was it?
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A rightful secession requires the consent of the others, or an abuse of the compact, absolving the seceding party from the obligations imposed by it.
It's called breach of contract. Thanks for making the point for me.