I posted an image of Lincoln to pay tribute to him on his birthday. How this degenerated into a discussion of the South vs North is beyond my understanding
pesfls wrote:
Actually the historic facts are that particularly South Carolina objected to northern “states rights” to ban slavery. South Carolina argued that banning slavery was unconstitutional. Conversely, it is true that the monetary value of slaves exceeded the value of northern industry and the slave states produced about 3/4 of the value of U.S. exports. Designs from the south to expanding slavery to Cuba and Mexico were unpopular in the north. Modern history has been turned on its ear.