Southern political leaders were threatening to take their states out of the Union if a Republican president was elected on a platform restricting slavery.


p. 188 - This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War (2007)

James M. McPherson Quotes

Southern political leaders were threatening to take their states out of the Union if a Republican president was elected on a platform restricting...

Southern political leaders were threatening to take their states out of the Union if a Republican president was elected on a platform restricting...

Southern political leaders were threatening to take their states out of the Union if a Republican president was elected on a platform restricting...

Southern political leaders were threatening to take their states out of the Union if a Republican president was elected on a platform restricting...