Walter, I like your thoughts on secession. It will be interesting to see what comes of, I think it is New Hampshire's threat to secede. Depending on how the election goes and when the war in Iraq is ended, they may not want to secede after all. As you suggest, the sabre-rattling and offensive actions were taken by the south, not by the USA. And, I really don't know how the south expected to support itself as an independent nation considering its indebtedness to England which was the basis of their objecting to the tariffs that promoted manufacturing in the north. It's like selling on e-bay and spending more there than you are earning. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html