tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post2780597040559130515..comments2024-03-13T19:49:05.520-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Shylock Holmes: George Lunt and the Tragedy of the Civil WarShylock Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446165270035271752noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-16130733800309869232017-10-25T13:30:03.410-07:002017-10-25T13:30:03.410-07:00Even after they'd left, if the Union had wante...Even after they'd left, if the Union had wanted to abolish slavery, rather than hold on to the southern states, they could have let the Confederacy leaves. Once they'd left, they would have found themselves having to pay very large tariffs on the cotton they exported, and any slave who made it into Union territory would be safe and free. They may even have faced a naval blockade - particularly if the US granted citizenship to residents of the seceding states, and pointed out that their citizens were being held in slavery.<br /><br />Alas, Lincoln didn't care about the slaves, only about preserving the Union's borders...Cerereanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935694167944319731noreply@blogger.com