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>In 1860 the Republican party platform promised that they were only opposed to the expansion of slavery, they did not propose to end it. In the early stages of
by ancap 12y ago
>In 1860 the Republican party platform promised that they were only opposed to the expansion of slavery, they did not propose to end it. In the early stages of the war Lincoln reiterated his modest goals with respect to slavery in order to try to keep slave states in the union (this partially worked) and to broker a quick end to the rebellion.
As noted in my reply above. Early in his presidency, Lincoln promoted a constitutional amendment which would have permanently protected the institution of slavery.
>For the rebels, the preservation of slavery was always the primary cause for the rebellion.
Source? General Lee was against slavery.
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoLee simply could not bear the thought of taking up arms against Virginia. The majority of people who took up arms did so out of a sense of being dominated by the North. Even if they perceived that slavery was under attack, this was without evidence. To the case that slavery was not considered at risk, Jefferson Davis' nearly only strategy for financing the war was to appeal to the British, who overwhelmingly bought all that cotton. A mass propaganda campaign, led by Karl Marx, saw to Britain not supporting the Confederacy - they simply expanded the mercantile reach of the East India Company into Egyptian cotton. It's hard to explain what "honor" meant then. This was about what they called honor. Explaining what really happened is pretty difficult. It sort of doesn't make any sense.