” OK, so had the South won would the slogan be “government of 2/3rds of the people, by 2/3rds of the people, for 2/3rds of the people?””
What was in the Constitution agreed to by all the colonies in 1783? The above.
“Fine, but don’t forget to mention that your rebellion was launched in no small part to keep a considerable part of your population from enjoying that very same freedom and liberty that you claim to have been fighting for”
Lincoln didn’t fight the war to end slavery. If you had clue one you’d understand that.
So that's what the South meant when they said they were trying to preserve the Constitution?
Lincoln didn’t fight the war to end slavery. If you had clue one you’d understand that.
No, he fought it to preserve the Union and because war was the path that Jefferson Davis chose. The question really is why the South chose armed rebellion in the first place and defense of their institution of slavery was by far the most important reason for their decision.
No doubt which of the two countries would have been more conservative.