The more I think about it, the less I like the near saint-like reverence they expressed for “The Union”
Slavery was bad, and it’s good we ended it, but it was only a VEHICLE for something greater.
The war was for STATES RIGHTS, and we lost, and the Federal Government won.
Imagine if, instead of whether or not you could own slaves, the Federal government ordered you to do something else- like buy health insurance.
Which “States Rights” did the Buchanan Administration violate so badly that Secession was the only answer.
‘The war was for STATES RIGHTS, and we lost, and the Federal Government won.’
the future Confederacy was all for government fiat when it came to enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act in...
State's right to do what?
Amen, bro.