::::I've only been a spectator to this and do not care either way, as long as what is decided is fair and NPOV, so in the interest of furthering this, I looked up above in the discussions to see what was used to back up the claim and here it is: http://memory.loc.gov/ll/llcc/005/0400/04240422.gif  in other discussions above it appears that some earlier editors had come up with compromise language that stated that "There is a question under international law whether this act amounted to de jure or merely de facto recognition of the Confederate government" -