Did the Secessionists of 1860-61 use the Treaty of Paris to Justify their actions?

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There has been much discussion of the 1783 Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.
Some claim it gave national sovereignty not to the United States of America, but to the thirteen individual colonies. Further, they claim that relationship still exists under our Constitution.
This thread seeks to uncover evidence showing that the leaders of the 1860-61 secessionist movement used the Treaty to justify their unilateral actions.
Rather than argue about the wording or other implications of the Treaty, members are invited to provide evidence- speeches, letters, documents- that show the Treaty was part of their argument.
 
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