The General Government, as the common agent, passed laws to carry into effect these stipulations of the States. For many years these laws were executed. But an increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery, has led to a disregard of their obligations, and the laws of the General Government have ceased to effect the objects of the Constitution.
It was a hundred percent about slavery, the entire time, and any “states’ rights” or “heritage” stuff is propaganda that white supremacists have put out to try to recruit more white supremacists to their cause of white supremacy
“War of Northern Aggression”, it was aggression against slavery
“War of Northern Aggression”, it was aggression against slavery
On top of that, the confederacy started it when South Carolina militias opened fire on Fort Sumter. They initiated the war they could not win just to preserve slavery. There was no northern aggression.
And the South was absolutely AGAINST states rights. The South wanted Southern laws enforced in northern states, and their conversate constitution made slavery mandatory for all member states.
Exactly! For anyone curious, here’s 2 minutes of clicking on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Declaration_of_Secession#Synopsis
It was a hundred percent about slavery, the entire time, and any “states’ rights” or “heritage” stuff is propaganda that white supremacists have put out to try to recruit more white supremacists to their cause of white supremacy
“War of Northern Aggression”, it was aggression against slavery
On top of that, the confederacy started it when South Carolina militias opened fire on Fort Sumter. They initiated the war they could not win just to preserve slavery. There was no northern aggression.
And the South was absolutely AGAINST states rights. The South wanted Southern laws enforced in northern states, and their conversate constitution made slavery mandatory for all member states.