I believe Salmon P Chase found a way to put the last nail in the coffin of secessionism.
Before 1869, secession of a state was considered a state right, After the Civil War, Chase refused to give Jeff Davis a “Treason” trial in fear he might prove secession constitutional.
So in 1869, Chase used the Texas v. White, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 700 (1869) as an excuse to deny states the right to leave the Union.
Ding. And Chief Justice Salmon P Chase also found the actions of the Treasury Secretary to be completely in the right and constitutionally sound....one Salmon P Chase to be exact.
LOL! Yes the court’s “ruling” in Texas V White is just that laughable.