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To: traderrob6

You really don’t know much about the Civil War, do you?

Just a couple of points about your farrago of nonsense, there was no draft for the Union Army until 1863. Nor were federal land laws threatening anyone unless you speak of the inability to legally take slavery into the new states and territories. Since the South had controlled the federal Congress and government for decades (thanks to the votes not allowed the slaves} it is clear there was no oppression from the Union.

Don’t take my word for it look it up, the only prior president not from the South who opposed Slavery was John Adams.

The CW was fought for ONE reason. Slavers were terrified that Lincoln would free the slaves. The Firebrands had been itching for separation for at least 10 years and conspiring to bring it about.

Your idea of the CW is from a bad Cliff’s Notes version of history but less accurate.


99 posted on 06/25/2018 4:46:37 PM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: arrogantsob

Your understanding of the Land laws is less than a bit and your superficial reasoning is at best specious.

It was all about “POWER” and wherein it would ultimately lie.

Saying the Civil war was because of slavery is no more accurate than saying World War II was all about the Jews.


137 posted on 06/25/2018 5:13:57 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: arrogantsob

It was legally impossible to free the slaves. You need to come up with a new theory. That one doesn’t hold water.


306 posted on 06/25/2018 10:28:49 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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