Lincoln starts his declaration of War.

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The war Lincoln wanted he got. All over his IMPOST! And along with provisions for resupply, he sent reinforcements which can also be a Declaration of War against the South.
Seems like this claim has been discussed- and refuted- in other threads....
 
On April 19, Lincoln issued his proclamation blockading Southern ports. It provided that “a competent force will be posted so as to prevent entrance and exit of vessels” from the ports of the states in rebellion. Then, to make the proclamation official, he signed this document, authorizing “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Proclamation setting on foot a Blockade of the ports of the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.” The seal was affixed to the blockade proclamation, which was announced that day. It was a de facto declaration of war by the Union against the Confederacy.

https://www.raabcollection.com/abraham-lincoln-autograph/north-and-south-declarations-war
The declaration of war came on April 12 in Charleston Harbor. The first lanyard pulled fired the shot that spoke in plain language that the southern forces were declaring actual war. Don't need any definition of de facto or de jure. Shootin' means war. Period.
 
The declaration of war came on April 12 in Charleston Harbor. The first lanyard pulled fired the shot that spoke in plain language that the southern forces were declaring actual war. Don't need any definition of de facto or de jure. Shootin' means war. Period.
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Would be glad to have you read from the beginning of the thread to find the truth.
 
Like the part where he says "We must not be enemies"?

Or perhaps you are referring to the "In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence, and there shall be none unless it be forced upon the national authority."
Think "Impost", Heck, he made so many lies I can't keep up with the. But I do know for sure, he was not going to let the South go! :bye:
 
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Would be glad to have you read from the beginning of the thread to find the truth.
No matter what memos Lincoln wrote; no matter what motives you assign to him and his minions; no matter how any excuses you make or bushes you may beat around, the declaration of war for that war came in the wee hours of April 12, 1861 when Roger Pryor fired that first shot at Fort Sumter by order of the honorable Jefferson Davis, President of the so-called Confederate States of America. In the U. S. A., only Congress can declare war and they are usually asked first by the President - no such request was forthcoming from Lincoln and no such declaration ever emanated from our Congress and I defy you to produce one if you can.
 
No matter what memos Lincoln wrote; no matter what motives you assign to him and his minions; no matter how any excuses you make or bushes you may beat around, the declaration of war for that war came in the wee hours of April 12, 1861 when Roger Pryor fired that first shot at Fort Sumter by order of the honorable Jefferson Davis, President of the so-called Confederate States of America. In the U. S. A., only Congress can declare war and they are usually asked first by the President - no such request was forthcoming from Lincoln and no such declaration ever emanated from our Congress and I defy you to produce one if you can.
May I suggest you look to the definition Declaration of War.
 
No matter what memos Lincoln wrote; no matter what motives you assign to him and his minions; no matter how any excuses you make or bushes you may beat around, the declaration of war for that war came in the wee hours of April 12, 1861 when Roger Pryor fired that first shot at Fort Sumter by order of the honorable Jefferson Davis, President of the so-called Confederate States of America. In the U. S. A., only Congress can declare war and they are usually asked first by the President - no such request was forthcoming from Lincoln and no such declaration ever emanated from our Congress and I defy you to produce one if you can.
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We can disagree and still be friends, can’t we?
 
It is in his 1st Inaugeral speech.
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Yes, the word appears in his First Inaugural Address. In context:
In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence, and there shall be none unless it be forced upon the national authority. The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.​
In other words, Lincoln is determined to faithfully execute the responsibilities of the Executive Branch as required by our Constitution.
How is this evidence of a "declaration of war"?
 
Doesn’t have to be written. Can be by action. You did not look up in the dictionary Declaration of War as I suggested.
The hostilities that began in late 1860 and early 1861 culminating in the bombardment of Fort Sumter were not a "war", but rather a rebellion. No "declaration of war" is needed in putting down a rebellion.
Note that the legal definition of a declaration of war is formal notice by a nation that a state of war exists with another nation:
A public and formal proclamation by a nation, through its executive or legislative department, that a state of war exists between itself and another nation, and forbidding all persons to aid or assist the enemy.​
<Black's Law Dictionary. https://thelawdictionary.org/declaration-of-war/>
Or, stated another way:
An act of the national legislature, in which a state of war is declared to exist between the United States and some other nation. This power is vested in Congress by the Constitution, Art. I. There is no form or ceremony necessary, except the passage of the act.
The public proclamation of the government of a state, by which it declares itself to be at war with a foreign power, and which forbids all and every one to aid or assist the common enemy. A manifesto stating the causes of the war is usually published, but war exists as soon as the act takes effect.
It was formerly usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy, and to send a herald to demand satisfaction, but that is not the practice of modern times. In some countries, e.g., England, the power of declaring war is vested in the king, but he has no power to raise men or money to carry it on, which renders the right almost nugatory.​
<The Lectric Law Library. https://www.lectlaw.com/def/d108.htm>
 
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Would be glad to have you read from the beginning of the thread to find the truth.

The truth?

Oh, you mean the consistent and voluminous evidence that Lincoln had a war forced upon him, and while he did not shy away from it, he didn't actually seek it out.

Lincoln took office during a hostage crisis. A few hundred peotple usuruped the power of the Deep South states and pretended to lead them towards independence. Lincoln would have been entirely justified in dealing with them in almost any way. He chose to employ force only when they employed force against him.
 
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