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To: central_va

No, Jefferson Davis was released without a trial. The Federal Government didn’t want a court ruling on the legality of secession.


226 posted on 12/08/2010 2:56:22 PM PST by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
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To: Little Ray
No, Jefferson Davis was released without a trial. The Federal Government didn’t want a court ruling on the legality of secession.

Then why did it allow the Supreme Court to rule on Texas v White?

227 posted on 12/08/2010 3:00:16 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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