The Founding of the Confederacy:

Our Confederacy was founded in 1776 when American colonists grew tired of the abuses of a tyrannical government and asserted their God-given right to liberty. The colonists put their very lives on the line by issuing the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration of Independence not only listed the grievances that the colonials had with their government, but it established the intention of the forefathers for our Constitutional Republic.

From the Declaration of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

It was the belief of the founders of our nation that when the governed are under the rule of a government that they find offensive "it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

The Founding Fathers gave to us a great gift, and built a nation upon the foundation of liberty, and of Man’s God-given right of self-government. These men of wisdom knew that Mankind, as a whole, are generally unwilling to do what is right as the Declaration of Independence notes: "All experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

Often we find we are complacent and choose not to "rock the boat" out of fear of confrontation, controversy, and ill-placed loyalty. But as Thomas Jefferson so aptly put it "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." The Founding Fathers realized a great truth, which was summed up by Thomas Jefferson when he said "One man with courage is a majority." These great men then forged ahead, establishing our Constitutional Republic.

In 1781, our first Constitution, called "The Articles of Confederation", was put in place; establishing the basis of our Confederate government. The Articles of Confederation further asserted the aims and desires of the Founding Fathers, and their vision of what our country was supposed to be.

By reading the first three Articles in The Articles of Confederation, you can plainly see that our Founding Fathers wanted to insure State sovereignty and the right of the people to self-government.

From The Articles of Confederation:

ARTICLE I The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America".

ARTICLE II Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.

ARTICLE III The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.

In 1787 a Constitutional Convention was called to amend The Articles of Confederation, adding a bill of rights; however, Federalist took this opportunity to propose a "rewrite" putting forth a new Constitution. A great and heated debate ensued, but compromise took place and the Constitution of the United States of America was born.

Anti-Federalists, such as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, George Mason, George Clinton, and Luther Martin were outraged by the fact that a Bill of Rights had not been included. Because of this "oversight", several of these men (such as George Mason) refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added. Thomas Jefferson aptly summed up the sentiments of the Anti-Federalists by stating "A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."

George Mason then began a draft of a Bill of Rights which included the rights of the people to cast off their government and form a new one. James Madison (a Federalist) took Mason’s draft, and a draft of his own which stated "the people have an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform or change their Government, whenever it be found adverse or inadequate to the purposes of its institution."

Madison’s draft was put before committee for debate. In the end, 10 of Madison’s 12 proposals became the Bill of Rights. Unfortunately, it was assumed that the Ninth and Tenth amendment covered the sentiments that the people have a right to cast off their government, and so that specific wording was not adopted. However, many State Constitutions did, in fact, include specific wording very close to the sentiments expressed by George Mason and James Madison.

The wording of the Ninth and Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Ninth Amendment:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Tenth Amendment:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Abraham Lincoln himself, prior to the war, made a statement sharing the sentiments of the Founding Fathers when he said "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."

If only Lincoln had truly stood behind what he publicly stated, the "Civil War" would never have occurred.

The popular perception of history is that the "Civil War" was fought over slavery, and while slavery played a role in the Economic and Political reasons that "The War Between The States" occurred, it is far from being THE reason. In fact, there were many reasons why the South seceded, among them are the following.

1. Unfair taxation: The South relied almost solely on agriculture, and their main customers were England and France. The South traded with Europe in exchange for necessary goods. The North decided to impose heavy tariffs on items traded to the South to force the South to sell their goods to the North and trade with the North. The North then turned around and sold the South’s goods to Europe for added profit, as the same tariffs and taxes were not applied to the North. This went against the Constitution in that taxes were to be equal throughout the United States.

2. The banking industry was structured so that the South had to pay higher interest rates in order to bail out Northern banks that were in financial difficulties due to various "panics" that occurred.

3. The North began to gain enormous political power, and was using that power to try and put a stranglehold on the South politically.

4. The central power of the Federal Government continued to grow which overshadowed States Rights.

5. Slavery was seen as an Economic necessity to many in the South, and the North wanted to put limits on, or eliminate, slavery as they (the North) were industrialized. Ironically, the Northern industries used "sweatshop" employment methods and child labor to produce their goods.

6. The Northern vision of "Manifest Destiny" and a desire to expand, conquer, and bring "America" to all parts of the world went against the Southern vision of "Manifest Destiny" and their belief in the sovereignty of the independent State and a neutral stance in world politics. The North wanted to expand with emphasis on Federalist principles, the South wanted to expand on Anti-Federalist principles. Arguments between the North and South over States entering the Union as Slave or Free went beyond Slavery, as each "free" state that was brought in unbalanced the political power in favor of the North.

7. Sectionalism further caused problems between the North and South as each side looked at their interests over the interests of the United States as a whole.

8. The South, with good reason, believed that their lifestyle, beliefs, rights, and current and future prosperity were in jeopardy.

The South then decided to secede. You may think that the South had no right to do that. You are VERY, VERY wrong as you can see by reading the article found at (http://www.lewrockwell.com/ostrowski/ostrowski31.html). Not only did the South have a right to secede, but the Union’s attack upon the South was an illegal action.

Ironically, Abraham Lincoln made this statement: "Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure." How prophetic.

Most of us have learned a Reconstructionist history discussing Lincoln as being a great emancipator who was on an honorable mission to preserve the Union. The reality is that Lincoln was a liar, a criminal, a conqueror, and a tyrant, as shall be affirmed by the information that follows:

From Lincoln’s Inaugural Address:

"I take the official oath to-day with no mental reservations and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules; and while I do not choose now to specify particular acts of Congress as proper to be enforced, I do suggest that it will be much safer for all, both in official and private stations, to conform to and abide by all those acts which stand unrepealed than to violate any of them trusting to find impunity in having them held to be unconstitutional."

Abuses of Power by Abraham Lincoln:

1. Coercion of the Southern States to surrender in violation of Article 4 of the US Constitution.

2. Subverting several States (particularly Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland), by coercion and force, their right to vote for secession.

3. Violation of the international Laws of Neutrality* when he attempted to arrest Confederates on a diplomatic mission to England aboard a British ship (The Trent Affair). England threatened war if the US did not apologize. The men were released, the US apologized, and Lincoln gave a medal to the Captain that arrested the men.

*The War of 1812 was fought in part over England doing the same thing to US diplomats.

4. He imprisoned over 38,000 northerners (including Judges that did not rule as he wanted) with a suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in violation of Article 1, Section 9 Clause 2 of the US Constitution.

5. Closing courts by military force where there were no hostilities.

6. He made West Virginia a State in violation of Article 4, Section 3 Clause 1 of the US Constitution.

7. He declared war without the consent of Congress in violation of Article 1, Section 8 Clause 11.

8. Raising troops without the approval of Congress and expending funds without appropriation in violation of Article 1, Section 8 Clause 12.

9. He denied first amendment rights in the Vallandigham Imprisonment (an Ohio politician arrested for speaking for alternatives to war).

10. He blockaded ports while asserting that the States were still a part of the Union.

11. He denied first amendment rights to most media sources, imprisoning those that questioned Lincoln’s actions or showed sympathy for the Confederacy.

12. Confiscation of property in the South without legal proceedings.

13. The issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation as an executive order exceeding his authority.

14. The arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court because of his opinion in the case of Ex parte Merryman.

15. Lincoln overruled the court decision of Ex parte Merryman.

16. He enforced "reserved powers" in violation of Article 1 Section 9 Clause 3.

From Lincoln’s Inaugural Address:

"Those who nominated and elected me did so with full knowledge that I had made this and many similar declarations and had never recanted them; and more than this, they placed in the platform for my acceptance, and as a law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read:

I now reiterate these sentiments, and in doing so I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in any wise endangered by the now incoming Administration."

Clearly Lincoln lied to the populace about his true intentions; like when he said "Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." Unfortunately, President Lincoln stomped upon the Constitution every chance he had.

The South lost the war militarily, however, the Confederacy continues as a nation under occupation of the Federal Union. "How so?" you may ask. The following are but a few of the reasons:

1. General Lee surrendered his ARMY to Grant. Other armies surrendered as well, however the Government of the Confederacy NEVER surrendered.

2. The Government of the Confederacy either fled to Europe or Canada, or was captured by the Union. President Jefferson Davis was captured and held for two years by the Union, but NEVER surrendered the CSA.

3. The Union was planning on trying Davis for Treason, and Davis wanted them to, because he knew that the Supreme Court of the time would rule that the South had the right to secede and that Davis was a patriot not a traitor. The Union knew this too and eventually let Davis go.

4. The Union went to the Southern States and at gunpoint ordered the elected governments out and instated those loyal to the Union. They then forced the South to write and adapt new Constitutions. Furthermore, the Union only allowed those who would swear loyalty to the Union to vote. Additionally, the Union sent Northerners down to run political offices and to "taint" the voting pool.

5. The Union held the South under Military occupation for 12 years until they insured that they had the South under control. The entire time Constitutional amendments and various laws were getting rammed through to increase the power of the Federal Government.

Here is quote by Jefferson Davis while addressing the Mississippi Legislature 16 years after the war was over: "The contest is not over, the strife is not ended. It has only entered upon a new and enlarged arena."

Does this sound like a man who has surrendered? Does this sound like a man who has given up the fight? President Davis knew exactly what he was doing; knowing that at some point in the future, the citizens of the South could pick up the torch and carry on the Confederacy and the Constitutional Republic of our forefathers.

Following the War of Northern Aggression came a second war against the South… Reconstruction.

The following is a list of some of the atrocities perpetuated upon the South during Reconstruction:

1. The Federal Government of the Union sent troops to the State Houses of each Confederate State and forcibly removed the rightfully elected government from office.

2. The Union forced electors and government officials to swear allegiance to the Federal Union before they were allowed to vote or run for office.

3. Those who were active in the Confederacy were not allowed to vote or run for office.

4. The Union put in place new State Constitutions, illegally overriding the Constitutions of 1861 put in place by the people of those States.

5. The Union put former Slaves in office while denying many white citizens the right to vote or run for office. This was done with the intent of causing racial tensions, and as punishment for secession. These tensions were perpetuated in order for the North to influence the black vote, prolong the necessity for restrictive laws and Northern intervention, and to place Union officials in a greater position of power over the affairs of the South.

6. The Union illegally formed a "Satellite Government" for each of the States, often placing scallywags and transported Northerners in office.

7. The Union militarily occupied the South for over 12 years.

8. Amendments and Laws were illegally put in place governing the Confederate States without the consent of those States.

9. The Confederate States were not given a voice in the Government for almost the entirety of the Union Military occupation.

10. All of these events occurred despite the statement in an 1861 Congressional Resolution "that this war is not waged on our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for the purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor for the purpose of interfering with or overthrowing the rights of established institutions of those States."

11. The Union went to great efforts to "punish" the South for Seceding; and it was the belief of Congress that the Confederate States had forfeited all claim to protection or appeal to the Constitution, and that they were conquered provinces.

Consider this for a moment… "Conquered provinces"; how can a State be a part of the Union as Lincoln asserted during the War, yet be a conquered province after the war? It seems by Congress’ own admission, the Confederate States of America was a Sovereign Nation, and the Union invaded that nation and was (and is) an occupying force in its land.

The United States of America, and the government founded by our forefathers that existed prior to 1861 was not the same government that existed after 1861. The central government began to increase in power with the coming of Abraham Lincoln, and has continued to grow unabated in all the decades that have followed.

The Confederate States of America tried to continue along the path laid down by our Founding Fathers, while the Union split off into a path of a strong, central, totalitarian form of government.

A few examples of the "altered" Government:

1. The passage of the 14th amendment to the Constitution.

2. The passage of the 16th amendment to the Constitution so that the Unconstitutional Income Tax could be put in force.

3. The 18th amendment to the Constitution (which was later repealed).

4. The 23rd amendment to the Constitution which goes against the founding principal of having a separate seat of government.

5. FDR’s "New Deal".

6. Lyndon Johnson’s "Great Society".

7. The Voting Rights Act, which singles out the South, forcing them to have Federal Approval over their polls, ballots, election rules, and districting in violation of State’s Rights.

8. The establishment of various Federal Institutions, including the Department of Education, which infringes upon State’s Rights.

The South is still under occupation by the Union and the ever expanding beast called the Federal Government. Let us examine the current state of things under Union Rule:

1. Not only do we have to pay Income Tax, but we are having our property stolen from us in the name of eminent domain.

2. Religion is being removed from every sector of our lives.

3. Political Correctness is poisoning every aspect of our lives and robbing us of our freedom.

4. The Government has intervened on behalf of your ability to raise your children.

5. The Government controls the marketplace, education, the media, and is working on controlling the internet. As most tyrants know, and Abraham Lincoln so aptly put it, "The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."

6. Our borders are bleeding with Illegal immigrants that are destroying our sovereignty, identity, and culture.

7. We are seeking a new Federalist vision of Manifest Destiny to bring "Democracy" and "American Values" to the rest of the world.

8. Our privacy and freedoms are being eroded in the name of "National Security".

9. Our tax dollars are being used to fund the murder of the unborn, although it was Thomas Jefferson’s belief that "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government"; and that "To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."

10. Our right to keep and bear arms is under constant attack, despite Thomas Jefferson’s assertion that "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."

11. The Federal Government keeps doing everything in the name of Democracy, when, as Thomas Jefferson put it, "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other fortynine." Our Confederacy was founded on the principals of a Constitutional Republic, to which Thomas Jefferson aptly stated "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression."

12. Our lifestyle, beliefs, rights, and current and future prosperity are in jeopardy.

You see, the dream of our forefathers is seriously at risk, and the greatness of the Constitutional Republic that they founded is all but a shadow. If we have any chance at all to salvage what was put in place when the colonists seceded from Britain is to embrace the Confederacy that seceded from the Union, which is currently under occupation, and assist it in gaining liberty once more.

Do not be timid men, for (as Thomas Jefferson stated) "Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty." We must not be afraid to face the challenge before us to free ourselves from occupation. As Thomas Jefferson wisely noted "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

For too long we as a people have tried in vain to fix the problems that exists within the Federal Beast. We must now console ourselves in the knowledge that we cannot fix the beast; we must be rid of it. Our Confederate Fathers set the stage for us when they seceded; we need only to work toward re-establishing the rightful government of the Confederate States of America, removing the occupying force of the Federal Union. We do not seek to overthrow that which exists in Washington, DC. We seek our Independence and liberty, and then, as Jefferson Davis stated "All we ask is to be let alone".

As you well realize, the rightfully elected governments of each Confederate State and the National government have all died away. The citizenry of the Confederacy have been diluted by scallywags, carpetbaggers, and entryists; therefore we must do the following:

1. Register citizens of the Confederate States of America. This is being done as you read this through www.csagov.org, and various State Registrars.

2. Have the Registered CSA Citizens run for office and vote for candidates for the purpose of re-staffing the rightful government.

3. Having a Constitutional Convention in which the 1861 Constitutions of each State and the National Constitution can be amended to remove Slave language and to include additional rights.

4. To send documentation to the United States of America and the United Nations declaring that the CSA is re-staffed, re-invigorated, and ready to resume its place as an independent, sovereign Nation.

5. To seek a peace treaty with the United States of America, and a withdrawal of all Federal Agents, the US Military, etc. and to hand control of all bases, roads, etc. to the respective States.

Jefferson Davis once said after the War for Southern Independence had militarily come to and end, "The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form." The Principle remains, we are reasserting our rights, and the time is now… Join us in our fight to claim our independence so that we may have the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness the Founding Fathers dreamed of and God, in his mercy, granted; we must only stand up and claim it.

The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation

The Constitution of the United States of America

The Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America

A Draft of the Bill of Rights by George Mason

A Draft of the Bill of Rights by James Madison

Quotes from Thomas Jefferson

Quotes from Abraham Lincoln

Quotes from Jefferson Davis

Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Address