"Shirking the Question"
Summary
The (Hagerstown) Mail recently published “garbled and mutilated sentences” from Whig politicians Clay, Webster and Fillmore in an attempt to show that these men believed that the Constitution supported the right of secession. The Mail ignores the fact that former Democratic President Andrew Jackson explicitly stated that secession is not a constitutional right.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: January 23rd, 1861
Page/Column: 2A
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Pre-War Events
- Politics
