> I would argue that he was defending States' rights of self determination.
I would argue that the *peoples* right of self determination is more important. And being enslaved *really* works against that.
Why is it there wer emore abolitionist societies South of the Mason dixon than up North? And why don't the damyankees talk about the the free blacks who owned slaves?
or about the blacks who fought for the South.Or tell the truth about the numeration of slaves (three fifths?) My
understanding was that count was dreamed up by Yankees who feared a loss of power should the South count all
slaves as the South wanted to. Yankees didn't want slaves
counted at all.The three fifth solution was the compromise.