You’re right about him being a lot smarter than you, but he wasn’t talking about the US Constitution. It was Confederate Vice President Alexander Stevens talking about the Confederate States of America. Here’s where he talks about the cornerstone.
Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. This truth has been slow in the process of its development, like all other truths in the various departments of science. It has been so even amongst us. Many who hear me, perhaps, can recollect well, that this truth was not generally admitted, even within their day. The errors of the past generation still clung to many as late as twenty years ago. Those at the North, who still cling to these errors, with a zeal above knowledge, we justly denominate fanatics. All fanaticism springs from an aberration of the mind from a defect in reasoning. It is a species of insanity. One of the most striking characteristics of insanity, in many instances, is forming correct conclusions from fancied or erroneous premises; so with the anti-slavery fanatics. ,Hummmm Cornerstone of the Confederacy??? Errors of past generations??? Sounds like he doesn’t much agree with you.
“You’re right about him being a lot smarter than you, but he wasn’t talking about the US Constitution. It was Confederate Vice President Alexander Stevens talking about the Confederate States of America. Here’s where he talks about the cornerstone . . .”
I am aware of Vice President Alexander Stevens’ reference - we are constantly reminded - about cornerstone of the CSA Constitution.
That is not what I was referencing. I seem to remember a northern swell that, prior to the creation of the “Won Cause Myths”, wrote that slavery was the corner stone of the United States Constitution.
I may have learned of the statement in a backwoods school; it is certainly hard to find the citation in a casual search of the internet.
Do you know what I am talking about (or, about which I am talking?)?