You know very well the southern economies would not have allowed it to keep going much longer anyway. Even the folks FOR secession admit this in their excuse why the north shouldn’t have gone to war with the south over slavery.
Why is that? I don't know this, but if you will explain it to me, then I will add that information to what I do know.
I think Slavery wouldn't have lasted much longer, but Cotton might have continued to command a lot of money for quite awhile longer.
Even the folks FOR secession admit this in their excuse why the north shouldn’t have gone to war with the south over slavery.
I don't know of this, and I haven't really heard a good explanation as to why this might be so.