I'll gladly change my mind, given compelling evidence and a lucid argument. A cut and paste of an essay, with no input from the poster won't generally cut it.
Please point out where I stated it was enough to cause secession.
Post #239.
Non Seq: Had the South done that [freed the slaves] what would they have had to secede over in the first place?
Badeye: "States Rights, primarily."
The South did not view it the way you do. Period. You don’t like what the government that ceased to exist in 1865 stated and died for, not my problem.