Secession involves the refusal to obey any ... "is not an occurrence so alarming as to justifyhaste in the action which the Southern States may feel called upon to take." This is consoling ...

The South did not want Lincoln to be the President. At a meeting in the town of Montgomery, Alabama they formed a new government called the Confederate States of America.

The country will watch with not a little anxiety the action of each and all the Legislatures of the newly reorganized Southern ... action upon the State ordinances of secession.

November 6th has witnessed a plethora of significant events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of ...

The Southern states wanted to assert their authority ... they turned to the only alternative they believed was left to them: secession, a political decision that led directly to war.

The state of Mississippi seceded on Jan. 9 ... It has long been claimed that northwest Louisiana was the birthplace of Southern Secession. However, Rocky Mount’s secession in Oct. 1860 did ...

Democratic critics immediately cried foul at Abbott's use of "compact" language in the immigration fight, noting its history ...

The nonbinding advisory referendums, which include Madison County, are seen by advocates as a way to quantify discontent with ...