The ironic thing is that it was the South that was fighting for government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The North was fighting against a people’s right to self-determination in this instance.
Amen.
Yeah, except for the slave-owning thing, right?
The south was fighting for the principle of African Slavery, and was willing to destroy a union of self governing people to advance the cause of slavery.
The US government was fighting for the principle of self government by a union of self governing people, and was willing to end slavery if helpful to preserve that union.
Government of the people by the people, except in South Carolina where half the people were slaves. Except in Mississippi where nearly that many were slaves.
Of course the south was also opposed to free states forbidding slavery. The south was opposed to the election and service of the president in accordance with the Constitution. How does that align with being for self government?
ROTFLMAO.