“horrors of Federal tyranny” - hyperbole much?
How is the horror many Americans (not only Confederates) felt at Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, the creation of a draft, or the creation of an income tax any more "hyperbolic" than the complaints about today's Federal overreach? If Obama suspended the write of habeas corpus, would it be "hyperbolic" of us to call it tyranny today? If not, why is it acceptable for Lincoln to do so but not Obama or any modern politician?
Have you looked around lately?