This month is significant not so much for what happened, but instead in slow emotional boil that is occurring under the surface.
We are about six weeks out from the caning of Sen. Sumner by Rep. Brooks on the Senate floor.
It wasn’t apparent to the broader public at the time, but this point in 1856 was when violence began to become a preferred option among a small but growing portion of both anti and pro-slavery factions.
The passions that are being barely held in check at this point in 1856 make the current disputes between Trump and Cruz look like toddlers fighting over toys.
Great post.