William Rawle on Secession
(If abraham lincoln had gotten a real education instead of back-room banter, he most likely would have learned Constitutional Law frow Rawle’s textbook and it possibly would have saved thousands of lives. – DD)
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William Rawle, chosen by President George Washington to be the Attorney General of the United States…but he declined the offer. An Abolitionist from the State of Pennsylvania, an Attorney and educator. His “Views of the Constitution” was extremely popular with the Founding Fathers.
William Rawle’s “Views of the Constitution” presents a nuanced understanding of the relationship between States and the federal government, emphasizing the Principles of representation, the Rights of the People, and the conditions under which a State may withdraw from the Union. Rawle asserts that while States possess the Right to Secede, such a decision must originate from the Will of the majority of the People within that State, reflecting the foundational belief that government derives its legitimacy from the Consent of the governed.
He argues that the Principle of representation is essential for a State to maintain its status as a member of the Union; thus, any attempt to abandon this Principle would effectively sever its ties to the federal system.
“…if the people of a state should determine to retire from the Union, whether they adopted another or retained the same form of government, or if they should, with the, express intention of seceding, expunge the…
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