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House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery
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Lincoln wasn't threatening to free the slaves prior to seceesion, and the Escaped Slaves Act was federal law. Southern states had the majority in Congress, but individual states like Wisconsin and Vermont were freeing slaves that reached their borders, and Lincoln was not going to use force to override states rights. The articles of secession were written because the southern states didn't think the Union was doing enough to enforce slavery, which was, at least on paper, mandatory.
New territories were just a part of the equation, but I'll quote the articles of secession from South Carolina:
Seems like you're trying to bring in accuracy, but a bunch of people arent really reading it and somehow walking away with "oh, this guy is defending the South! He supports slavery!". Etc
Yeah, I try to bring this up anytime state's rights are brought up by Confederate supporters, because I think we concede too quickly on that point. But I understand the confusion, because online, there's a lot of "well, aktshually slaves learned trades" bullshit, especially right now. I could probably help myself by whittling down the argument to a shorter, clearer purpose statement. Something like "Confederates were even bigger shitheels than you think!" It's a nuanced issue that doesn't make a practical difference for most people, though.