[Non-Sequitur]

The fact that thousands of men on both sides died, to end a problem that would have eventually been solved peacefully, is not a blessing.

Hindsight is 20/20. When the South went to war to protect their institution I've no doubt that they all thought slavery would continue for generations.

[TexConfederate1861]

I don’t disagree with you at all on that point, NS, but wether they believed it or not, it would have ended, out of practicality.