In a message dated 2/25/03 1:55:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> In that sense, it seems entirely reasonable
> and correct, based on the overwhelming preponderance of the evidence, to
> say that the war was about slavery
Slavery might have been one of the underlying issue that drove the State
right issue... but slavery is an issue of power and economics...still I
believe it was one of a number of factors that cause the spilt. This spilt
started with Wilmot Provisos(sp) (a slavery issue raised because they wanted
to get back a POLK's party)....and only got worse as every difference between
the North and South became something to argue over.......we still doing it
today
Bill Buser...AKA LVT430 sorry about that
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