Question about the Confederate states' ideologies during the Civil War:

Preface: I'm gonna stick to liberal vs conservative so as not to start a flame war about party switching.

Were the Confederate states more liberal or conservative with their ideologies? I know this sounds like a dumb question at first glance, but my initial thoughts are that they'd've been more liberal since they valued personal freedoms (even if they thought those freedoms only applied to some). Perhaps this is a stupid question, and maybe it has a stupid answer, but I'd still love to hear some reasoning from both perspectives because it's quite a confusing topic for me. Thanks!