[central_va]

One of the reasons for the Civil War was the converting the western territories into Federal Land. Lincoln wanted to own the land east of the Rockies and the Congress was for continuing the process of having the Federal Government role as a sales office of these lands. Lincoln tied it into the Emancipation Proclamation which was a State's Rights issue which said the Federal government owned the state and the state essentially had to obey any of those laws.

That is a little weird.

[PrairieLady2]

Yes, the reality of the civil war WAS a state’s rights issue. It was more than just land though. It was also the regulation of interstate commerce.

We do the same thing today to justify wars. Slavery was used to justify war against the states.

[bray]

Do some research and you will find that prior to the CW the Feds were used to set up courts to sell the land. After the CW the Fed held onto that land. That and the fraud of making states which did not qualify as states makes the conclusion obvious.