Just finished (another) Civil War history. It's fair to point out that Davis used this suspension a great deal less frequently than Lincoln. It is also fair to bring up that southern repression of armed resistance, as in eastern TN, was a good deal more harsh than the similar federal repression in MD.
Protectionist tariffs? Both again.
Don't think so. CSA Constitution specifically prohibited protectionist tariffs, though without defining them. Given the minimal trade that made it through the blockade, CSA tariffs never raised much money.
Newspaper censorship? Ditto.
Actually, I don't think Davis every actually censored newspapers. (Could be wrong.) Though southern social pressure served much the same purpose.
Open rebellion occurred early in Lincoln's administration. I occurred late in Jefferson's.
I don't think that's fair at all because I don't agree it's true. Mark Neely, Jr. wrote a book on civil liberties in the Confederacy and he details the unfettered and arbitrary actions of the Confederate Habeas Corpus Commissioners and their ability to jail without trial anyone they chose to. Those commissioners operated throughout the South, throughout the war. Neely also details that on a per capita basis the Confederacy had more people jailed on the orders of the government than the Union did.
Don't think so. CSA Constitution specifically prohibited protectionist tariffs, though without defining them.
When the Davis government was first courting Virginia the secession commissioner sent to the Virginia Secession Convention promised that the Confederacy would set tariffs as high as Virginia wished, however high was needed to protect their industries. Later, in May 1861 IIRC, the Confederate Congress passed a tariff that placed duties on tobacco and other Southern products. Just because the Confederate Constitution mandated something doesn't mean that the Confederate government didn't do it.
Actually, I don't think Davis every actually censored newspapers. (Could be wrong.) Though southern social pressure served much the same purpose.
In his book Neely details that the first person on either side to be jailed without trial was a newspaper reported who printed information on Confederate forces in Pensacola that Braxton Bragg didn't like. McPherson also talks about the pressure applied to the press in his book, "Battle Cry of Freedom".
Confederates imposed import tariffs of 12.5% starting in early 1861, which included goods "imported" from the North.
A combination of the U.S. Navy blockade of southern ports and rampant smuggling between North and South prevented their import tariff from raising much money for the Confederate government.
-btw I don't know why anyone would bother referring to the CSA Constitution since the Confederates themselves really didn't pay much attention to it.