Re: Abolition is overemphasized by modern historians

On Aug 28, 1:32 pm, S Witmer <witmergr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 28, 10:45 am, "Barry" <barryhack...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "S Witmer" <witmergr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Aug 27, 6:21 pm, "F~A~R~V~A: Morning \(The Death of Night\)"
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> > By 1860 the Dem party had divided unto 2 factions due to the huge
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> > hysteria being disseinated by the anti-slavery propagandists who were
> > working to divide the country with what was really a marginal issue.
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> Marginal issue?!?  Hmm...let's see...
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Excellent points snipped.

I think he means it would have been a marginal issue if those damned
abolitionists and free soilers had just let the Southerners have their
way on every point you mentioned.