Sharon, you are correct as far as my schooling goes. I think the big issue was over the price the North wanted to pay for goods grown in the South. Mainly cotton. The Northerners brought the slaves here to work for the South so they could get their goods in greater amounts and at a much reduced price. Then, they wanted to pay the South even less, they said you have free labor, you can sell your crops for less. ( this was just a small part of the war but the North wanted to run over the South and run their states for them) OK, I feel better now... haha Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Worthey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 11:25 PM Subject: RE: [MO-CW] Re: MO-CW-D Digest V03 #50 Someone correwct me if I'm wrong (I "know" you guys will!) but I thought at the beginning of the war slavery wasn't even an issue - it was state vs federal rights and economics. But Mr. Lincoln was a very smart politician and knew he couldn't get brother to fight against brother without a strong enough rallying point, thus slavery was introduced as an issue. SharonW -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MO-CW] Re: MO-CW-D Digest V03 #50 As gently as possible, and without attempting to start a fight, I am concerned about those who make such comments as "honoring our heritage", as regards the Civil War. I am all in favor of honoring our history and our ancestors (some of mine fought for the South). It seems to many of us, me included, that the Confederate flag should certainly be displayed in appropriate places, but that flying this flag sends the wrong message. The South was attempting several things in this war, some of them understandable in current context, but a major issue in this war was the continuation and legalization of slavery. I think very few of us today could find anything to defend about slavery, so why would anyone want to give the impression of valuing this part of the conflict. I would appreciate thoughtful comments from anyone. I am just trying to understand. Thank you. Pat ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== "It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped." - Col. William Tecumseh Sherman ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== "I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy." - James Longstreet ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.454 / Virus Database: 253 - Release Date: 2/10/03