[Eric Pode of Croydon]

The southern states had a right to leave.

Similarly, the slaves had a God given right to overthrow their "masters", by force if necessary.

Had I been around at the time, I hope that I would have supported such regime change.

[DiogenesLamp]

The southern states had a right to leave.

Similarly, the slaves had a God given right to overthrow their "masters", by force if necessary.

I agree. I always liked the John Brown approach to the problem.