What federal intrusions? By whom? ATF, FBI, CIA, IRS? Maybe the BLM?
None of these agencies existed. Prior to 1860 the feds had basically very little presence in anyone's lives.
Oddly, and you can look this up--the most intrusive federal act was the Fugitive Slave Act!
And that was forced on the country by the slave holders who later wanted to say the federal compact was broken. All this neo-confederate crap would gag a maggot.
Or even a balrog
Walt
from a very famous speech in Georgia just after adoption of the Confederate constitution in 1861
"The question of building up class interests, or fostering one branch of industry to the prejudice of another under the exercise of the revenue power, which gave us so much trouble under the old constitution, is put at rest forever under the new".
"We allow the imposition of no duty with a view of giving advantage to one class of persons, in any trade or business, over those of another.
"All, under our system, stand upon the same broad principles of perfect equality. Honest labor and enterprise are left free and unrestricted in whatever pursuit they may be engaged.
This subject came well nigh causing a rupture of the old Union, under the lead of the gallant Palmetto State, which lies on our border, in 1833. This old thorn of the tariff, which was the cause of so much irritation in the old body politic, is removed forever from the new. [Applause.]
"Again, the subject of internal improvements, under the power of Congress to regulate commerce, is put at rest under our system. The power claimed by construction under the old constitution, was at least a doubtful one-it rested solely upon construction. We of the South, generally apart from considerations of constitutional principles, opposed its exercise upon grounds of its inexpediency and injustice. Notwithstanding this opposition, millions of money, from the common treasury had been drawn for such purposes. Our opposition sprang from no hostility to commerce, or all necessary aids for facilitating it. With us it was simply a question, upon whom the burden should fall."
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