Thanks. That was one painful decision to read. So did Chase write Lincoln's inaugural address when he was in his cabinet or just recite it verbatim in lieu of precedent...
I can see why you are so hurt reading it.
Most of its legal reasoning came from Charles Sumner, who laid it all out in the early years of the war.
There was a reason why a southern gentleman attacked him, as another held other members at gun point. Sumner knew his law, and knew the southern men for what they were, and wasn’t afraid to say it.
Pity that other senators didn’t respond to the assault on Sumner and threatening with a deadly weapon with deadly force on the vile southern senators.