Was war inevitable once a Republican was elected President?

Was war inevitable once a Republican was elected President?

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 80.0%
  • No

    Votes: 7 20.0%

  • Total voters
    35

BuckeyeWarrior

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Was war inevitable once a Republican was elected to the Presidency? Why or why not?

From discussion on other threads I was wondering if others felt that a civil war was inevitable.

I believe it was. The southern fire eaters had been agitating since the 1830s for a separate slave republic. They threatened secession in 1856 when Fremont was nominated and they attacked and demonized the Republican Party constantly upon its creation.

No President would have willing allowed America to be destroyed. Even a dough face like Buchanan, who had sided with the slave powers his entire career, wouldn’t allow them to just leave. Certainly no Republican would have.

This is a classic immovable object irresistible force scenario. The fire-eaters would not budge on leaving the union and the republicans would not budge on keeping the union intact.
 
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