[DoodleDawg]

The editorial is sensationalist BS. You know that, right?

[DiogenesLamp]

The editorial had a very good chance of accurately predicting the danger. With European goods flooding the Midwest through the Mississippi and along the long porous border, there would be a two pronged loss of income for the Northern manufacturers.

People never look at the economic conditions of this time, because they have been successfully diverted into focusing all their rage and energy on "slavery."

The real story is in the flow of money.