[justshutupandtakeit]

Well this dumbass would have to argue with the leaders of the Slaveocracy for whom the entire reason was to protect slavery. Most who have even a slight knowledge of history realize that it was not legal in northern states (the border states considered themselve southern) most of which had outlawed it years before the War. But this dumbass is not aware of it or that the tariff was lower and was always imposed with the cooperation of the leaders of the Slaveocracy. I guess he never heard of the Fugitive Slave Laws or the Dred Scott case or the Underground Railroad along with many other truths and facts.

NOw it is true that the North was fighting to preserve the Union not end slavery but the South was definitely (unless their leaders were unmitigated liars) fighting to preserve the institution and ONLY to preserve the insitution.

So many dumb lies so little time.

[JohnGalt]

Southern farmers were not dying for the sake of saving slavery.

The Civil War was a cultural war led by political incompetents who knew only bloodshed rather than negotiation. A simple solution for ending slavery would have been for Lincoln to use the federal treasury to purchase the freedom of each slave, however, it was nothing short of Northern liberal hate that ensured there would be no peaceful solution.

[stylin19a]

Actually, slavery was legal in the North.(The Dred Scott Desicion)

Capitalism freed some the of slaves in the North.
On 4/10/62, Congress declared the feds would compensate slave owners who freed their slaves. All the slaves in Washington D.C. were freed this way on 4/16/62.

Comgress enacted a measure prohibiting slavery in U.S. territories on 6/19/62(defying the Dred Scott decision)

But it was the the Emancipation Proclimation(which BTW, didn't free ALL slaves) that absolutley made the war to be about slavery (whether is was or wasn't) and tied the slavery issue directly to the Confederacy and solidified the Republican party.
It was the beginning of the end.

Britain & France were in the throes of violent anti-slavery sentiment at this time, and these two countries were were pulling away their support for the South. It was mostly downhill from there.

[Twodees]

Speaking of dumbass, I see you're using the dumbassed NAACP description for Confederates. You would be right at home with the SPLC or at DU.

[Aurelius]

justshutupandtakeit is an idiot. Pay no attention to him. If he had had anything intelligent to say, he would not have chosen such an offensive screen name.