View single post by Unionblue  Posted: Mon Nov 30th, 2009 01:32
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Defender wrote: ole-    We're really deep into the hypotheticals
now. Its hard to imagine those in South Carolina tolerating the
federal presence at Ft. Sumter for an extended period of time.
Really?  It seems very predictable, given SC's history of
agitation over the tariff issue during the 1830s.  A very
excitable state in hindsight, yes? I believe that even if such a
presence was tolerated, another incident in another place would
have triggered hostilities. In my view, Mr. Lincoln would never
have recognized the separation and needed an attack against
federal property in order to justify raising an army. So, I
can't envision an extended peace from either direction.
Speculation, is it not, TD?  This is why I prefer to deal with
established history and facts that we can verify.  We can
imagine anything we like, but we are le