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An ordinance of secession is simply a nullity, because it encounters the Constitution which is the supreme law of the land.
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This statement reflects Alexander's legal perspective on the validity of secession during the Civil War.
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In less than twelve months we shall be in war, and that the bloodiest in history.
This reduced the question to ratification or secession.
I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
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