The Lincoln Myth
“SUPREME COURT decision of Texas v. White, issued April 12, 1869.The issue was simple.Were $10 million of treasury bonds, transferred by Texas to private individuals after Texas seceded from the Union, valid? Everyone agreed that the transfer violated federal law, and happened at a time when Texas had declared itself no longer part of the Union, the former state setting up its own rules governing the transfer. So if Texas’ secession from the Union was legal, then the bonds were valid and worth t...heir face value. If not, they were worthless. An elementary dispute that, at its heart, raised a monumental question.Was secession allowed by the Constitution?She again scanned the opinion, just as she and Edwin had done two hours ago. He was gone, due back in Washington for an evening engagement. They would meet again tomorrow. The relevant portion came about halfway through.The union of the States never was a purely artificial and arbitrary relation. It began among the colonies, and grew out of common origin, mutual sympathies, kindred principles, similar interests, and geographical relations.MoreLess
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