Wow... Doddle...
I read your whole diatribe. Man, do you have it all backwards.
Are you sure you want to belong on FREE Republic? Where we like FREEdom?
As he said- the south were not ‘rebelling’ they were seceding. They posed no threat to Washington, until Washington made war on them.
They were seceding AS THEY WERE PROMISED they would be able to do.
I have said it often, the civil war (the first, and last I hope) was more about states rights than anything else. Slavery was just a vehicle.
Imagine that if, instead of being forced to end slavery, they were forced to do something else- like buy health insurance...
It’s the same thing. The federal government was forcing them to do something other that was was specifically given in the enumerated powers.
They were rebelling. Look it up. It's in all the history books.
They posed no threat to Washington, until Washington made war on them.
Shooting up a fort and forcing it to surrender is an odd way of demonstrating peaceful intent.
They were seceding AS THEY WERE PROMISED they would be able to do.
Promised where?
I have said it often, the civil war (the first, and last I hope) was more about states rights than anything else.
State's right to do what?