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Alabama secession flag.
I don't think it was for as long as what the Flag stated!
I don't think it was for as long as what the Flag stated!
Kevin Dally
Exactly...Just a feeling those were to fight for however long.
History has recorded why Alabama seceded from the Union.
An act of bravery for the most wrong of reasons.
Your opinion noted. Those in the South thought different.
According to William L. Yancey, in the post you liked above, a lot of people in the South agreed with Unionblue, but they were to be "dealt with as" "traitors".
But certainly not on the scale or the severity that the Lincoln regime dealt with their “traitors.” For a real eye opener read William B. Hesseltine’s “Lincoln and the War Governors”.
How did I just know that one of you guys would avoid facing the music by changing the topic?
Probably because it happens over and over again.
Lincoln was in an entirely different situation, and has been dealt with on multiple threads.
I'm talking here about the hypocrisy of the Alabama secession convention claiming to secede to protect minority rights, at the exact same time they were saying that they would now treat their own minorities as "traitors". And not even submitting the matter to a popular referendum to be absolutely sure that their "minority" wasn't in fact a "majority".
But since you have no response to that other than to talk about Lincoln, I'll take it that you agree with me.
The South payed dearly for thinking they could get away with it. Leaves their descendants, (and everyone else) wondering if it was worth the trouble. It played out on the field of battle, and was decided on that field.Your opinion noted. Those in the South thought different.
Your opinion noted. Those in the South thought different.
But certainly not on the scale or the severity that the Lincoln regime dealt with their “traitors.” For a real eye opener read William B. Hesseltine’s “Lincoln and the War Governors”.
No, for once, let's stay with the topic of a thread and discuss Alabama's secession and why they did such.
For once, let us let them speak for themselves as to why they seceded.
Unionblue
How did I just know that one of you guys would avoid facing the music by changing the topic? Probably because it happens over and over again. Lincoln was in an entirely different situation, and has been dealt with on multiple threads.
I'm talking here about the hypocrisy of the Alabama secession convention claiming to secede to protect minority rights, at the exact same time they were saying that they would now treat their own minorities as "traitors". And not even submitting the matter to a popular referendum to be absolutely sure that their "minority" wasn't in fact a "majority".
But since you have no response to that other than to talk about Lincoln, I'll take it that you agree with me.
No, for once, let's stay with the topic of a thread and discuss Alabama's secession and why they did such.
For once, let us let them speak for themselves as to why they seceded.
Unionblue
And you think Alabama seceded so the state could deal with “traitors”? See post #9.
It was you that that brought up the suppression of dissidents as traitors, not me. Surely no informed person will avow that such suppression occurred only in the Confederate States and unless you disagree and insist that it was only a Southern phenomenon, I see no reason not to discuss the topic in the totality of time and region. Since you appear unwilling discuss anything other than supposed Confederate suppression of dissident minorities maybe you agree with me. As for considering dissident minority rights, I suppose you will point out all those referenda in the North to learn the will of political dissidents (traitors) there.