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"...and that the “evil” Southern states seceded from the Union to protect slavery. This is the Yankee myth of history, written and promulgated by Northerners, and it is a complete falsity."

There are seldom complete falsities, or complete truths, in history. In the name of intellectual honestly, southerners might as well admit that slavery was in fact, an important factor. Northerners should admit that it was far from the only factor, and that Lincoln broke the law on multiple occasions.

[ought-six]

“In the name of intellectual honestly, southerners might as well admit that slavery was in fact, an important factor. Northerners should admit that it was far from the only factor, and that Lincoln broke the law on multiple occasions.”

Well, slavery itself was not the issue for the South. Rather, it was the desire and belief that what they (the South) developed and earned they should be able to keep; or, if taxes had to be paid by the South (which were the “revenues” Lincoln so eagerly wished to keep), that an equitable portion of those revenues should be spent on Southern infrastructure, Southern improvements, etc.

No one who is honest will deny that the Southern states got short shrift when it came to spending federal revenues.

[Kenny Bunk]

Finally, 150 years after the fact, we have a compromise?

....Southerners might as well admit ...... Northerners should admit