[Political Junkie Too]

in all fairness, you gave names of future players in the game, not the major seasoned players of the times... just sayin..

Because there weren't any. I gave the names of all the commonly accepted American business moguls of the time.

I was asking the OP to back up his assertions with history, and he failed to do so (in fact, he avoided it completely). He provided an assumed effect and insisted on the cause, without ever proving that the effect actually happened.

-PJ

[sit-rep]

im not choosing a side because there is no win in this arguement... even if everyone knew the exact facts. and to say there were no business moguls at the time I would say is as big a cop out as youre accusing others of.

its obviuos to anyone in the know that the original post asked surface questions. that again, cant be answered with the facts known. it boils down to southern states didnt want what was forced upon them. the rest is history...