So far as this author can go, just to the extent of his authority, the Pretender is recognized as President, and the Rebel States are described by the very title which, in defiance of the National Government, they assume.
He argues that the author’s actions effectively recognize the Confederate leader as legitimate, undermining the National Government.
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