President Buchanan felt that secession did not violate the constitution. The feeling at the time was encapsulated in the Declaration of independence
The opening line of the U.S. Declaration of Independence continues: "...for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them..."This iconic preamble, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, serves as a formal explanation and justification for America's separation from Great Britain.The full text and historical context of the document can be explored. So, no treason l