> Are there still reasonable people (emphasis) who believe the South > should > won the war to continue the practice of slavery? If so, I would be > amazed > to find any such on this list.
I. The South should have won their independence. And Slavery should have been banished back to Hell from whence it came. (Or better yet, never have been instituted here in the first place. Those issues are not [and never were] indistinguishably tied together.) Where is it written in stone that the Union, once formed, cannot be unformed without bloodshed? Consent of the governed, and all that. Had the South won independence I wonder how things would have ultimately turned out. I'm completely confident that slavery would still be long gone, and I wonder if its demise would have gone smoother that way. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
