The South's triggered Civil War was intended to destroy this nation. The South was destroyed thanks to the Dixie political crowd working to maintain and expand slavery westward.
Instead of blaming those which defended America you should be looking at those in the South which ignited the nation to chaos and civil war.
"It has nothing to do with like or dislike. Either the Constitution and the principals for which it stands is the law, or its not."
Old Abe was elected in a legal Presidential Election. Some economic interests in the South decided on civil insurrection in place of law, and were defeated, after massive loss of American lives on both sides of the Civil War.
| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln of Illinois (W) | 180 | 1,866,452 | Republican | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine (180) | |
| John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | 72 | 847,953 | Democrat (southern states) | Joseph Lane of Oregon (72) | |
| John Bell of Tennessee | 39 | Constitutional Union (Whig) | Edward Everett of Massachusetts (39) | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois | 12 | Democrat (northern states) | Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia (12) | ||
| Other | |||||
| Total | 100.0% | ||||
LOL!
And instead of blindly believing what you've been told, why don't you start with Montague, Locke, Blackstone....you know, all those pesky legal treatise that the Constitution is based on.
Then you can read the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist papers, the ratification debates...then the Constitution.
If you have room for more, you can read George Tucker's View of the Constitution and James Madison's Report on the Virginia Resolutions that he wrote because of the unconstitutional Alien and Sedition Act.
THEN you may have room to lecture me about my statements toward someone who 'saved' the country while destroying the original intent of the Founders!