[Grand Old Partisan]

In 1832, when South Carolina threatened to secede over tariffs (which were the law of the land, BTW), though he sympathized with their complaints about the tariff, South Carolina-born President Andrew Jackson declared: "If one drop of blood be shed in defiance of the laws of the United States, I will hang the first man of them I can get my hands on to the first tree I can find."

[GOPcapitalist]

On a similar note, the stamp taxes, tea taxes, and the sort were all the law of the land for Britain in the 1760's and 70's. The colonies defied those laws by tarring the tax collectors, refusing to pay for the stamps, and dumping the tea into the harbor. Does that make them in the wrong?

[ggekko]

This self-same Andrew Jackson also refused to re-charter the National Bank based upon State's Rights arguments. The man was a bit conflicted on the State's Rights issue.

[TexConfederate1861]

Oh yea...? Well so was SLAVERY....!
But the North chose to "ignore" that one!