No. The ones that were "Dems" and were advocating for State sovereignty, did not believe the Federal government had authority to determine the laws of the States. This argument was embedded in Federalism, and did not come up in the 1860s. It was a very long battle and the Federal government won by force. Jefferson Davis wanted to play it out in the Supreme Court, but the North decided to do it on the battle field through a campaign of terror. They burned cities to the ground....sound familiar?

No. The ones that were "Dems" and were advocating for State sovereignty, did not believe the Federal government had authority to determine the laws of the States. This argument was embedded in Federalism, and did not come up in the 1860s. It was a very long battle and the Federal government won by force. Jefferson Davis wanted to play it out in the Supreme Court, but the North decided to do on the battle field instead.

No. The ones that were "Dems" and were advocating for State sovereignty, did not believe the Federal government had authority to determine the laws of the States. This argument was embedded in Federalism, and did not come up in the 1860s. It was a very long battle and the Federal government won by force.