[Non-Sequitur]

Well, by law, the rebel government could NOT seize slaves arbitrarily.

Since when did Jefferson Davis care about the law when it got in his way?

[WhiskeyPapa]

Well, by law, the rebel government could NOT seize slaves arbitrarily.

Since when did Jefferson Davis care about the law when it got in his way?

None of the rebels cared a thing for law, elsewise they wouldn't have rebelled against the legal government to begin with.

Walt