[lentulusgracchus]

Slaveowners had the money and power to push secession for slavery.

Which explains why all the big slaveowners voted for John Bell and the Constitutional Union Party in 1860.

But then you knew that, right? You knew about the Southern Unionists and how they carried Texas and Virginia by wide margins, right -- and why? You wouldn't post in ignorance or anything, would you? As in, open mouth, insert foot?

And you sneer at other people.

[lentulusgracchus]

Wups, wrong states -- not Texas.

Thanks to rustbucket for the correction. And me with a copy of Fehrenbach on my shelf.

[stand watie]

rather than being an olf fashioned "know nothing", #3 is truly a KNOWS NOTHING!

like all, except N-S, of the unionist lunatics on FR, he has little or no business being in a conversation by PB, with people who are either knowledgeable on TWBTS and/or educated above 5th grade level.

otoh, i ENJOY tormenting him. MY failing.<P.free dixie,sw

[#3Fan]

Which explains why all the big slaveowners voted for John Bell and the Constitutional Union Party in 1860. But then you knew that, right? You knew about the Southern Unionists and how they carried Texas and Virginia by wide margins, right -- and why? You wouldn't post in ignorance or anything, would you? As in, open mouth, insert foot? And you sneer at other people.

My link show that slaveowners attended the conventions to the tune that they made up 70% of the attendees. The bigger slaveowners were probably smart enough to know that the South couldn't win. Seeing the future is what makes some great businessmen and the bigger slaveowners would have been adept at business. The dumb ones pushed for secession.