[GOPcapitalist]

Regarding Judge W. M. Merrick, he was a southerner (Maryland) appointed by a President, in close consultation with a southern-dominated Cabinet.

Your point? Merrick was a Georgetown law professor - the natural choice for appointment to the DC Circuit Court. The fact that he was from the DC area does not make him a confederate agent as you alleged any more than the fact that John Fremont was a South Carolinian makes him a secessionist.

Accusations of disloyalty on his part are recorded in the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.

Display them. Time to put up or shut up.

[capitan_refugio]

I never used the term "southern agent" - that was your invention. I said southern sympathizer, which he clearly was.

"Display them. Time to put up or shut up."

Unlike your group, such as nolu coward, I can back up my statements. Refer to the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Volume II. The section is "Suspected and Disloyal Persons" and begins on page 1021. Peruse the whole section - it is very revealing about "suspects."

Now that I have put up, I suggest that you shut up.