tom55
Yes, prior to the War between the States, the States voluntarily united, agreeing with the Constitution.
Yes the Republican party began in response to the Kansas/Nebraska bill with concern over the 'expansion' of slavery.
The Republican party was not devoted to the abolition of slavery. Understand, the north's concern over the South's slavery, was an economical and racial concern only. They on the whole, cared not one wit for the negro. They did care that slavery fueled the economy of the South, and the economy of the South was doing much better than the industrialized north. For that reason, they feared the 'expansion' of slavery into new territories which would later become states. For power reasons they feared this. Not for humanitarian reasons, as everyone is led to believe. And the north wanted the black man to stay in the South. Not expand to other territories where they wanted to go. My point is, its easy to throw that term slavery around to gain an audience. But be sure you identify what is really being said.
You need to check up on your history. The Constitution protected slavery. The South was right with the Constitution. The North ignored the Constitution. Slavery was extremely protected in 1860. The Supreme Court had just passed a law saying the South could take it's slaves in any state it wanted, according to the Constitution. Why would the South secede to protect slavery when it was already protected by the Constitution and the Supreme Court? The violation of the Constitution was by the North. I recognize these things are not taught, but check your history. The South was fighting for the Constitution. The North was fighting against it. The South seceded because the North ignored their rights under the Constitution.
The 'Federal Govt.' didn't bring any peace in conquering the South. You apparently know nothing of the 'Reconstruction' of the South. Of course you don't. You don't know much of the causes of the War itself. You have simply bought into the PC explanation of that war today.
The US is united only by the bayonet because we left and the north forced us back by war. That is a unity based on war. No other way to put it. It is not based on the Constitution, becasuse we were defenders of the Constitution. After the War, the north changed the Constitution. Is that the one your talking about? Or did you even know? To the victor goes the spoils, and the history, and the myth making.
Stranger