In terms of what’s written down on paper, I don’t think it was mentioned at all, which implies legality. But, practically speaking, are governments really ever okay with part of their territory claiming they don’t have to pay taxes anymore? I suspect people in the southern states were aware of the answer.
In terms of what’s written down on paper, I don’t think it was mentioned at all, which implies legality. But, practically speaking, are governments really ever okay with part of their territory claiming they don’t have to pay taxes anymore? I suspect people in the southern states were aware of the answer.
Yes. The real answer turned out to be “right is whoever wins the war.”