[Non-Sequitur]

I disagree. Several "insurrections" preceded the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter. The South was tired of having its soil "occupied" by forces alien and hostile to it, in defiance of the states' right prerogative embodied in the Constitution and cherished in the South at a level unmatched in the industrialized North.

I'm sorry, but your opinion differs with the leaders of the southern rebellion. They made it pretty clear that slavery and it's fate was first and foremost in their minds when they rebelled.

[IronJack]

At the risk of refighting the War, could you provide some citations to back up your assertion? My studies on the antecedents of the Civil War show very little organized rebellion as such. Some states resented the presence of Northern troops on their soil more than others, but until the declaration of war after Sumter, there was little in the way of "leadership" or an organized insurrection.

At least that's the way I've read the history.

[safisoft]

I'm sorry, but your opinion differs with the leaders of the southern rebellion. They made it pretty clear that slavery and it's fate was first and foremost in their minds when they rebelled.

Give it a rest. Go play with Wlat at DU.