[wideawake]

That's a tired canard.

The South economy's was thriving as never before in 1860.

The Civil War was about sore losers who were mad that an election they thought they were guaranteed to win didn't go their way.

That's literally what happened.

In fact, had the South's economy not been growing like gangbusters, the Confederacy couldn't have put armies in the field that quickly with that much gear.

[Bulwyf]

I’d say oldfart is on target, but don’t let truth or facts mask your open contempt for the South.