My apologies--you are correct, and I withdraw that part of my comment. I regret the oversight on my part. I certainly agree with you that we do not need to rehash, yet again, the causes of the Civil War. All best, Kevin ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:25:41 -0400 >From: "Donald W. Moore" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Gov. Kaine Pardons Gabriel Prosser >To: [log in to unmask] > >Not a non sequitor at all. I was referring to Mr. Kiracofe's >statement in his last post that "...the remedy for preventing >Gabriel's (intended) violence was in the hands of white Virginians >who refused to end the institution of slavery." Was that not a >purported cause for the Civil War? I just don't want the list to >repeat the arguments that have already been made. > >___________________ >Donald W. Moore >Virginia Beach, Virginia Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. Department of History James Madison University