This is one I like almost as much as Watie's "you serve the RISEN SOUTH" bit. It's the "Damn that crafty Lincoln, tricking us into opening fire on Ft. Sumter" bit. Sure makes your guys look dumb, though.
"Constitutional Problems under Lincoln," James G. Randall, 1951, Urbana: University of Illinois Press: "Among the unconstitutional and dictatorial acts performed by Lincoln were initiating and conducting a war by decree for months without the consent or advice of Congress; declaring martial law; confiscating private property; suspending habeas corpus; conscripting the railroads and censoring telegraph lines; imprisoning as many as 30,000 Northern citizens without trial; deporting a member of Congress, Clement L. Vallandigham of Ohio, after Vallandigham - a fierce opponent of the Morrill tariff -- protested imposition of an income tax at a Democratic Party meeting in Ohio; and shutting down hundreds of Northern newspapers."
"Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men," Jeffrey Rogers Hummel; Laissez Faire Books
"The Lincoln Administration imprisoned at least 14,000 (Northern) civilians throughout the course of the war. ... The federal government simultaneously monitored and censored both the mails and telegraphs. ... It also suppressed newspapers. Over three hundred, including the Chicago Times, the New York World, and the Philadelphia Evening Journal, had to cease publication for varying periods."
The Confederate War, Gary Gallagher, 1998, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press:
"The Emancipation Proclamation caused a desertion crisis in the United States Army. At least 200,000 Northern soldiers deserted; another 120,000 evaded conscription; and another 90,000 Northern men fled to Canada to evade the draft, while thousands more hid in the mountains of central Pennsylvania 'where they lay beyond the easy reach of enrolling officers.'"
Yet you dirt bags continually try to ram "how evil the South was" down Southern throats. Its really reminiscent of the years leading up to the secession, and its no wonder why most Southerners despise you ignorant Yankees. You are dupes and buffoons who followed a dictator under the guise of "Preserving" something, when the end result would've made the Founders wonder what the h*ll happened to their beloved country. And you have the temerity to call us "dumb"!
You guys remind me of an old proverb - Never try to teach a pig to sing, its a waste of your time and annoys the pig!