[central_va]

So, if secession was not about slavery, what do you imagine that it was about?

States rights, self reliance and the 10th amendment. I know silly concepts by todays benchmark.

[iowamark]

"So, if secession was not about slavery, what do you imagine that it was about?"

States rights, self reliance and the 10th amendment. I know silly concepts by todays benchmark.

So, what offenses exactly did President Buchanan commit against "States rights, self reliance and the 10th amendment" to justify secession? (Surely you know that secession and the Confederacy happened long before Lincoln became President.)