[Mr. Silverback]

First, who the heck cares if we contradict each other. We're different people, we don't have to agree on every point.

Second, there is no contradiction. The South fought to secede, and did so over slavery. The North fought to preserve the Union, and did so without an ambition to end slavery. So when orion says that the war was fought for slavery and I say it was fought to preserve the Union, we are both correct and are not in conflict.

[smug]

You wrote to preserve the Union as it was.

As it was, was with slavery. Now I have to go to bed. I am tired and out of Tequila.

[stand watie]

are you really THAT ignorant of the history of the antebellum period & WBTS period????

free dixie,sw