Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700, was a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1869. The case's notable political dispute involved a claim by the Reconstruction era government of Texa
In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a
Texas v. White
…revolution, Chase's words echo what had been stated by many legal scholars and politicians of the day, including Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Webster." Secession in the United States List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 74…
A New Hampshire man holds a sign advocating for secession during the 2012 presidential election.
William Lloyd Garrison: "Henceforth, the watchword of every uncompromising abolitionist, of every friend of God and liberty, must be, both in a religious and political sense — 'NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS'"