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.
Ash dieback symptoms include bark lesions (above) and crown dieback, leading to tree death. 80-99% of our ash trees may die from the disease within the next 20 years or so.sh dieback symptoms include bark lesions (above) and crown dieback, leading to tree death. 80-99% of our ash trees may die from the disease within the next 20 years or so.