If I understand your question, the leaders of the confederacy  believed states had the right to secede from the Union.
Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is a fungal disease that affects ash trees.It has spread throughout much of western Europe. The disease causes die back of the tree's crown and infects the vascular system causing blockages.sh dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is a fungal disease that affects ash trees.
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn. eschar to be gone, I sent my letters by a porter to the posthouse in Southwark to be sent by despatch to the Downs. escharotica, L. Substances that destroy the texture of living organic bodies, with the production of an eschar or scab.