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Civil War History - Secession and Politics Was it Slavery, or was it States Rights? Perhaps it was the election of Lincoln? What were the real reasons for Southern Secession and what were the political issues in this time of war? Find your answers here in the Secession and Politics Disussion.

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Old 12-14-2005, 09:00 PM
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Hal,

Hal? Hal?

Try not to panic. I've been out of the office for the past three days. Reread post number 28.

If that is not enough, how about Daniel Webster's answer, liberty and union, one and insepartable.

And again, if you are under the impression that the South was fighting for liberty by trying to keep four million souls in chains and leading a country into bloody revolution for the privilege, you are going to have to work much harder in view of the historical record and words left by the leaders of the South.

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Old 12-15-2005, 11:32 AM
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Hal,

Hal? Hal?

Try not to panic. I've been out of the office for the past three days. Reread post number 28.

If that is not enough, how about Daniel Webster's answer, liberty and union, one and insepartable.
Post number 28 does not touch the question as far as I can tell.

I understand that Webster placed union over liberty. As did some of the other examples I've used and have been reprimanded for.

My question is, do you?

Hal

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Old 12-15-2005, 08:40 PM
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Hal,

Proceed to the Liberty and Union? thread.

We'll leave old John here on his own thread.

I have answered you, you are just not satisfied, but I will continue this debate on the other thread, promise.

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