Ditto.
That platform DID break up the Union.
“That platform and that party agitated people enough to try to break up the Union. Theres still people today who will support the 1860-61 southern secessions over that platform. We may even hear from some of them on this thread.”
Yes indeed. You should read some of the posts on this thread I started. “How Libertarians Ought To Think About The U.S. Civil War”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898013/posts