I have challenged your points many times in the past. You always remained unfazed, no matter how persuasive was the evidence against you.
You are a zealot, and not persuadable by reason, so I just don't bother with you anymore.
Its hilarious how he pretends he knows better how the economy at that time worked than northern newspapers, southern newspapers, foreign newspapers, political leaders on both sides, tax experts who have examined the period, etc etc. No No. They all have it wrong. BroJoeK on a message board 165 years later knows how things really worked. :rolleyes: