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Bump for an article of crap. A depot is a tyrant, a description more fitting of Jefferson Davis than Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was elected and reelected in open elections. Davis was appointed to office and then ran unopposed. Lincoln's actions were subject to review by the Supreme Court. Davis never got around to establishing such a court, despite the fact that his constitution required one. Davis nationalized business, siezed private property for the war effort, crapped all over the idea of states rights.

Davis nationalized business, siezed private property for the war effort, crapped all over the idea of states rights.

Davis absolutely maintained that the central government had the right to coerce the states in the matter of conscription. He seems to have forgotten about that later on.

Walt

And when the Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney had the temerity to disagree and even castigate Lincoln's actions in 1861, then Lincoln had a writ of arrest issued for Taney. Not to mention the closing down of several Northern newspapers who didn't subscribe to Lincoln's view on the war in 1861. Uhhhhhhhhh ... I believe that is a distinct violation of the 1st Amendment ... you know ... FREEDOM OF THE PRESS! You saying Jeff Davis was a tyrant while trying to defend a despot (correct spelling of the word) is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. You see the Confederate government was brand new and still in its infancy (they're called growing pains old son) ... the Federal government was 80 years old and running on well oiled skids. Given time I'm sure the Confederacy would've adhered to all facets of its Constitution.

And while you're bullsh*ttin, you spoke of Davis' siezing private property for the war!? What about what the Federals did when out in the field? "Foraging" is called seizure of private property. Confiscation of horses for the military is called seizure of private property. And lets not forget the thousands of dollars in private property looted by the Yankee invaders and sent northward and to Kansas ... which wasn't for the war effort! So don't try to run that tired assed argument you're stumping on. Oh yeaaaaaaaaaahhh ... how many businesses were shut down in the North if they didn't go along with Lincoln's great scheme? Uhhhhhhhhh ... those pesky newspapers ... that too was private property!

Hello!

I'm not doing much FR posting, but I had to come in here.

Lincoln will be fine, Jaffa is a major scholar, DiLorenzo is a gnat, and mises.org is a sewer of lies and ignorance.

And you are doing fine at refuting the silly fluff they send out.

Cheers,

Richard F.