Census data show that the number of slaves was increasing no matter what you want to believe. And there is NO evidence indicating any southern leader attempted to deal with this growth. In fact slaves were still illegally being imported from Africa almost up to the eve of the War.
Of course, there was no WBTS. This is a total misnomer since it wasn't Va. vs Mass, or NY vs La, Minn vs Tenn. The most accurate name is the RAT Rebellion.
A cowardly craven like Bill Clinton would have allowed the Slavers to destroy the Union and maybe a Buchanan. But even Douglas was too much for the Slavers to accept since he believed that the people of a territory or state had the right to decide if slavery was to be allowed there. Fortunately Lincoln took his oath seriously or you would be speaking German or Russian.
the ONLY actual reasons for the prosecution of the war, by the lincoln coven of statists, against the new dixie republic were POWER POLITICS & MONEY.
"preservation of the union" and/or the "crusade against slavery" were EXCUSES (and nothing more than that!) for the intent of the banks, insurance companies,railroad interests, the social/"old-monied" elites, industrial & manufacturing interests determination to CONTROL everything in the USA, PERMANENTLY.
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