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I'll even agree that secession had much to do with slavery. But it was only part of a larger argument. The main question behind it all was how much authority the Constitution gave the federal government over the states.
TD, Can you elaborate on that statement and maybe support it with some documentation or other facts. I would agree that the debate over the Constitutional authority of the federal government was at the heart of the matter but only so far as its authority in matters of slavery and "personal property". I live in Mississippi and this state made it very clear what their resons for secceeding were:
In the momentous step which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.
Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had been subverted to work out our ruin.
Fuller, Being a part of the internemnt ceremony was one of the memorable moments of my Park Service career. The USCT soldier we buried, though an unknown, was undoubtably recruited into the 1st or 2nd Alabama Infantry of African Descent (later designated the 55th and 110th USCT). These regiments were raised from the population of the Corinth Contraband Camp, a community of runaway slaves organized on the east side of town. This information runs contrary to the postings of our friend "Liberty". Imagine a contented slave running away from bondage to an unknown future and then taking up arms and uniform to secure liberty for others. One such slave does not put too much of kink in her theory; but 180,000 does.