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Sure, states always have had causes against the federal government. But their declaration of causes didn't include anything but issues surrounding slavery. htt

• brightball 8y ago
  The SC declaration was a bit more nuanced. You’re right that the other 3 declarations were almost entirely about slavery though. There’s a breakdown here: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/reasons-secession https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/reasons-secessio... Also, fwiw, that site used to be civilwar.org. I’m not sure when it was rebranded.
  • mannykannot 8y ago
    One might suspect that SC was a bit more savvy in how it presented its case to the world. Britain, a major trading party for the southern states (and having been as guilty as the US in establishing and profiting from slavery in the Americas, and was still profiting indirectly), had by then abolished slavery in its own colonies, and was divided in its attitude to the Confederacy. Regardless of what considerations went into that particular declaration, it is clearly a minority position and so should not be given greater weight than the majority.
    • brightball 8y ago
      I don’t think it’s a matter of weight so much as people just having different priorities. There were only 4 declarations of causes despite 11 states secession. 4 of them seceded specifically in response to being requisitioned for troops without congressional approval. Virginia’s articles even went so far as to say they would rejoin.