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DiLorezo is not reliable, though his book may lead us to various truths. I was hoping that some of the many folks here who follow this history intently might have an answer to my question, which I repeat:

: "Is there any direct and explicit statement of a legal right of secession in the whole Founding Era, from 1774 to and including the Hartford Convention? I don't mean such cloudy things as the Virginia "reservation," cited in Williams column, which is, to put it mildly, easily read as a notice of the natural right of Revolution. I seek instead a simple and direct statement of a legal right of secession, preferably using the term itself. If so, could we see get it sourced?"

And I repeat that there may well be such quotations. The name of Timothy Pickering has been mentioned by some in this connection. That is the only one I can recall, and I don't have a quotation from him.

Regards,

Richard F.

[shuckmaster]

I don't mean such cloudy things as the Virginia "reservation,"

IOW, you're looking for proof but disregard all facts as "cloudy". You know, it's a pure joke for you to refer to yourself as a scholar.

[VinnyTex]

DiLorenzo is lots more reliable than you with out a doubt.