[TexConfederate1861]

Yancy & Ruffin were BOTH extreme ends of the secession question. Not a good example to throw at me.

And don't quote Bruce Catton either. He is extremely biased in his view of the Civil War.......toward the North of course!

[WhiskeyPapa]

Yancy & Ruffin were BOTH extreme ends of the secession question. Not a good example to throw at me.

Yancey used the n-word. Surely that is mainstream enough for you?

How about Lawrence Keitt?

Soon to be CSA congressman Lawrence Keitt, speaking in the South Carolina secession convention, said, "Our people have come to this on the question of slavery. I am willing, in that address to rest it upon that question. I think it is the great central point from which we are now proceeding, and I am not willing to divert the public attention from it."

How about Alexander Stephens? He is about as moderate a secessionist as you'll find. He called slavery the cornerstone of the so-called CSA.

You need to quote the record; but it doesn't support what you say.

Walt

[WhiskeyPapa]

And don't quote Bruce Catton either. He is extremely biased in his view of the Civil War.......toward the North of course!

Don't blame Catton for what Yancey and Ruffin said.

Walt