To: WhiskeyPapa
In the first quote he defends the union as developed by our founding fathers. In the second quote he defends the union as developed by our founding fathers. Where's the inconsistency?
200 posted on
05/13/2003 8:47:04 AM PDT by
John O
(God Save America (Please)
To: John O
In the first quote he defends the union as developed by our founding fathers. In the second quote he defends the union as developed by our founding fathers. Where's the inconsistency? It's obvious that the southern people were not willing to abide by Lee's idea in the first letter that the government could not be sundered except by the whole people.
He abandoned that idea himself and took up arms against the lawful government -- the government the nature of which he correctly characterized in the 1861 letter.
Walt
247 posted on
05/13/2003 11:59:52 AM PDT by
WhiskeyPapa
(Be copy now to men of grosser blood and teach them how to war!)
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