[JohnGalt]

Northern Copperhead Abolitionist, here, but I hate seeing people write about my ancestors that way.

The Irish simply did not want to die needlessly when some West Point WASP told them to make suicidal attacks against their cousins from the homeland, entrenched in fortified positions.

[Riley]

I'm starting to smell great, acrid clouds of black powder smoke in here.

Fascinating discussion.

[Eric Paul]

Sorry to interrupt, but I have a question. I am curious what your definition of neo-conservative is. Do you consider President Reagan the first neo-conservative president? Do you also consider George Bush Sr. a neo-conservative?

[Dead Dog]

They also set a one night lynching record for the number of innocent free blackmen hung in a 24 hour period. I believe it was 19 or something like that. It's not so much an Irish thing, it's an American thing. The point being, the North was not brimming with compasion and racial equality in regards to blacks.

I would be suprised if free Blacks were treated any better in the North then they were in the South. Remeber, the largets stock yard in La. was owned by a black Freeman, he was also a ruthless slave owner.